The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805: Death of Nelson

This is a copy of Stanfield's 'Battle of Trafalgar' for the United Services' Club (1836).

Painted some thirty years after the event, this shows the battle at about 2.30 pm in the afternoon and is a copy of Clarkson Stanfield’s very large canvas painted for the United Service Club, Pall Mall, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1836. It is an unusual interpretation of the battle, viewed from the lee rather than the weather side of the British fleet, with sky occupying three-quarters of the picture.

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Object Details

ID: BHC0545
Collection: Fine art
Type: Painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Chambers, George; Stanfield, Clarkson Stanfield, Clarkson
Places: Cape Trafalgar
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1836
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Frame: 950 mm x 1416 mm x 75 mm;Painting: 735 mm x 1205 mm