Three masts and rigging showing the flag signal 'England expects that every man will do his duty' - annotated

original art: drawing. Three masts and rigging showing Nelson's Trafalgar flag signal, 'England expects that every man will do his duty' - annotated, circa 1920s, by William Lionel Wyllie. The masts may be intended as those of HMS 'Victory', though much of her rig was removed during restoration at Portsmouth in the 1920s. However, this is not a record of the ship but a demonstration of how the signal was hoisted in the Popham Code that Nelson used.

Object Details

ID: PAE1330
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyllie, William Lionel
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: 357 mm x 237 mm