A model of HMS Royal George.

A model of HMS Royal George. © National Maritime Museum, London

Repro ID: BHC3603

Description: A painting of a model of the 'Royal George', a first-rate, 100-gun vessel burned at Woolwich in 1776. The painting was part of a commission of 12 perspective paintings, each of a different class, ordered by King George III. Each was accompanied by a memorandum describing improvements in design that had been introduced since 1745. The work of producing these perspectives from the original Navy Board plans of the ships was divided between several draughtsmen, Joseph Williams and J Binmer, whilst Joseph Marshall painted all the pictures. Their task was completed in August 1775.

Creator: J. Marshall

Date: 1779

Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London