Model of a three-masted, two-decked, seventy-six-gun ship of the line flying the British "red ensign," with the sails removed. Two-story quarterdeck, one story of which features a balcony and portholes, partially accented with polychrome paint. Rigging, hull, and railings made of livestock bone, either turned or in nailed strips; figurehead depicting a captain in a tricorn hat, shown from the waist up, partially gilded. Decking and cannon borders are made of blackened wood; rigging is made of thread. Features two ropes with green tassels, to be pulled under the stern castle to raise the anchors (one hanging, and one secured to the side of the hull). Work of a European shipwright or boatbuilder, from the late 18th or first quarter of the 19th century. Flags possibly replaced, based on the designs (?). Ship: 46 x 62 x 24 cm. Dust, soiling, a few cracks, previous restorations, minor damage, and missing parts. Stand and display tray made of molded, blackened or burnished wood, added later. Tray: 78 x 33 cm. The stern and bow flags are designs predating 1801, the year in which the Cross of St. Patrick was added to the flag of the United Kingdom. These are so-called “pontoon” models—captured and demasted ships moored on the Thames, used as prisons for sailors of the young French Republic and later the Empire. Provenance: “Aux Armes de France” Gallery, owned by Charles Marchal, Paris.