Model of the Napoleonic ship 'L'Alexandre'

French

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery

early 19th Century

A model of the ship 'L'Alexandre', one of the largest ships in Napoleon's navy and dating from the Napoleonic wars. The model was carved in bone by French Prisoners of War who may have been held in Dartmoor prison. The model is presented inside a glass case.

• Medium: bone
• Dimensions: length: 60cm
• ArtFunded in: 2008
• Presented by John Barnwell through The Art Fund

Provenance

Rector of Holford, Somerset, early 19th Century; then by descent to the donor.

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