Lady Hamilton as Saint Cecilia

A half-length portrait of the sitter to right. She wears a muslin dress with gold detailing and a white headdress banded with brown. She sits at a keyboard in the pose of St Cecilia. The portrait was probably made after Nelson’s death and was owned by Horatia’s descendants.

Object Details

ID: BHC2354
Collection: Fine art
Type: Painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Westall, Richard
Date made: Late 18th century - early 19th century
Exhibition: Traders: The East India Company and Asia
People: Hamilton, Emma
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Painting: 762 mm x 635 mm; Frame: 943 mm x 807 mm x 75 mm