The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805; the 'Temeraire' between the 'Redoutable' and 'Fougueux'

Pocock has inscribed this drawing: 'Position at 4 PM – Trafalgar – the Temeraire between the Fougeux [sic] & Redoutable' and to the left 'Neptune [British ship] E[ast?]’, suggesting the view is from the north. The mainmast of the 'Fougeux', on the right, is falling across the 'Temeraire' with 'Redoutable' on the left of the group. Below the inscription is the detail of a fiddle-head, which may be the 'Fougeux's' or 'Temeraire's'. On the reverse is a plan of ship positions and the name 'Capt. Kennedy / Late of the Temeraire / Puckeridge Stondon HERTS', which suggests the drawing may be connected with a commission from him. See also PAD8778. Exhibited: NMM Pocock exhib. (1975), no. 99.

Object Details

ID: PAD8776
Collection: Fine art; Special collections
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Pocock, Nicholas
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Vessels: Fougueux [French navy]; Redoubtable (1752) Temeraire (1798)
Date made: 1798; 21 Oct 1805
People: Pocock, Nicholas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 198 mm x 300 mm