The Eagle' (no date)

Scale: unknown. Plan showing two starboard side views of the headrails, trail-boards and figureheads for an unknown ship. The pencil annotation in the top left says 'The Eagle', which corresponds to the iconography of the two figureheads.

The top figurehead is a full-length figurehead of a female in a long dress and short sleeves holding an eagle aloft on her left arm.

The bottom figurehead is an eagle transporting a young man on its back. This refers to the abduction of Ganymede by Zeus, who had disguised himself as an eagle. Ganymede is holding a cup outstretched in his right hand – alluding to his future role as a cup bearer on Mount Olympus.

Object Details

ID: DIC0044
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Date made: No date
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 165 mm x 220 mm
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