Model of the Revenge
Jan Willemstyn
Category
Models
Date
1985
Materials
Wood, textile and metal
Measurements
762 mm (Width); 1372 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Lymington
Order this imageCollection
Buckland Abbey, Devon
NT 809818
Summary
Model of the Revenge, Sir Francis Drakes's ship (original design not known). Built 1985-87 following lines of galleon built by Matthew Baker, Elizabethan Master Shipwright. Green, white, red and blue paintwork with nine fabric sails and flags at mastheads. Mounted on a separate wooden stand with a plaque on the front / Revenge 1985 /.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust in 1993.
Marks and inscriptions
Revenge 1985 on small plaque on stand.
Makers and roles
Jan Willemstyn, maker