Pencil sketches for preparatory drawings

A sheet of rough pencil sketches in preparation for detailed sketches. The left sketch is a round shield that has a number of weapons appearing from behind it – including swords, fire, a quiver of arrows, a bow. The top right sketch is an outline of stylised curled palm frond with two further curved lines abutting each other. Below this is an outline for a possible upper or lower trail-board cheek, which usually has scroll or patterned additions to make it part of the overall figurehead design.

Object Details

ID: DIC0013
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Date made: late 18th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 79 mm x 223 mm
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