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History Built by the Rotterdam Admiralty of the Maas in 1653, Eendracht (Concord or Union) served as flagship of the Dutch fleet in the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Tafferel depicted the lion of the United Provinces rampant in a stockade. The ship blew up in action at the battle of Lowestoft in 1665. The Model Original ship model design from contemporary drawings by Van de Velde. Scale 1:64. Fully masted and rigged. Constructed plank-on-frame, with red gum frames, Peruvian walnut planking, pearwood fittings and boxwood carvings, finished in oil paints, gold leaf and tung oil varnish. Length 42" height 33" width 18". The Artist Dr. Siegel has built ship models for 40 years, eventually specializing in 17th century Dutch capital ships, which are known through contemporary models in European museums, paintings and drawings by Dutch artists Van de Velde, Storck, Backhuizen, and others. Price Museum Acquisition