HMS Berwick
- Made:
- 1747
- artist:
- Unattributed
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Painting. [Model of HMS Berwick, stern view]. - [1747]. - Oil on copper, tacked to canvas backcloth; image 56x76cm, copper plate c37x60cm in gilt frame, 73x94x7cm. - No inscriptions or title. - Prototype, shown to King George III in 1773, of series of perspective paintings at 45 degree angle of British warship models. - Used to instruct Prince William Henry, later King William IV. - Ship, Establishment design proposed 1733; built Deptford Dockyard; launched 1743; 70 guns 3rd Rate; broken up 1760 Chatham Dockyard
Details
- Category:
- Art
- Object Number:
- 1865-16/2
- Materials:
- oil paint on copper, tacked to canvas
- Measurements:
-
overall: 740 mm x 940 mm x 70 mm,
frame: 732 x 940 x 70 mm
image: 560 mm x 760 mm
- type:
- oil painting
- credit:
- Donated by J A B Bonney
