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Description: | Scale: 1:24. A model of the bow of the Royal George (1756) showing the figurehead and decoration made entirely in wood and painted in realistic colours. The hull is painted cream below the waterline with black whale above and yellow ochre above the waterline. There are two hawse holes on the port and starboard sides, their inner faces painted red. The figurehead carving has been painted on a blue ground and depicts Saint George on horseback slaying a dragon. Fittings include a pair of catheads with supporting knees, decorative trail boards, two officer's heads and four seaman's heads. The officer's heads and forecastle bulkhead are elaborately painted. The model is displayed on a shield-shaped backboard painted cream.
CA: AAA.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce.
caption: Royal George 1756 - port three quarter bow
caption: Royal George 1756 - starboard three quarter bow
caption: Royal George 1756 - view dead ahead | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum Pownoll models (representations) Royal George (1756) J Naval Models Catalogue sectional models South Kensington Museum | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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