Endymion (1797)
Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the head and top section of the trail-board with a figurehead for Endymion (1797), a 50-gun Fifth Rate, frigate. The plan is undated but it may relate to a proposed replacement for the ship when under repair at Plymouth Dockyard, December 1803-April 1804, or under Middling to Large Repair from May 1812 to July 1813.
The figurehead is a full-length bearded male facing forwards with his left arm extended above his head. He is holding a cross-staff in his right hand, symbolising Endymion’s relationship with Selene, the moon-goddess. Endymion is wearing nothing but a cloak that wraps around his waist, over his left shoulder and billows behind to his feet. He is standing on a piece of foliage.
The figurehead is a full-length bearded male facing forwards with his left arm extended above his head. He is holding a cross-staff in his right hand, symbolising Endymion’s relationship with Selene, the moon-goddess. Endymion is wearing nothing but a cloak that wraps around his waist, over his left shoulder and billows behind to his feet. He is standing on a piece of foliage.
Object Details
ID: | DIC0012 |
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Type: | Technical drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | 1803-1813 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 195 mm x 158 mm |
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