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Interment of Nelson at St Paul's, 9 January 1806
original art [B2019 is not a watercolour but another copy of the aquatint. PvdM Feb 2005]
Nelson’s coffin lies on a catafalque directly beneath the dome. Around it are thousands of spectators in specially erected stands. A huge lantern made for the occasion with 130 individual lamps lights the scene. Captured French and Spanish ensigns hang from the galleries.
Nelson’s coffin lies on a catafalque directly beneath the dome. Around it are thousands of spectators in specially erected stands. A huge lantern made for the occasion with 130 individual lamps lights the scene. Captured French and Spanish ensigns hang from the galleries.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAH7331 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pugin, Augustus Charles |
| Places: | St. Pauls Cathedral |
| Date made: | Published 9 January 1806 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 292 x 374 mm; Mount: 605 mm x 834 mm |