A View of the Mandarine Yacht and Belvedere, belonging to to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, at Windsor. This Yacht is above 40 Foot in the Keel, carries above 50 Tun, and the Grand Room is 20 Foot by 14
Engraving. Monochrome print showing a starboard view of the Duke of Cumberland's Mandarin Yacht (1753) moored by the side of a lake near Windsor. In the back ground is Shrubs Hill and the Belvedere, a triangular, turreted structure from which to view the surrounding countryside. Smaller boats are shown un the water near the yacht, one carrying passengers and a boatman while two swans swim in the forground The Yacht's hull is decorated with a fire-breathing dragon and the deck enclosed with fretwork, a large flag pole and lantern at the stern. The imposing central cabin has an elaborate Chinese roof hung with lanterns and bells.
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Object Details
ID: | PAD6487 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Haynes, J. |
Places: | Unlinked place |
Date made: | 10 Dec 1753 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Mount: 290 mm x 387 mm |