Nelson boarding the 'San Nicolas' and 'San Josef' [Battle of St Vincent, 14 February 1797]
original art: drawing. NMM Pocock exh. (1975), no. 24. Either this or another version appeared in the Duff sale at Christie's, 25 July 1924, Pocock exhibited a verion at the Old Watercolour Society in 1805, no 200. This is a stern-on view of the action, differing from PAJ2862 and similar broadside-view oil version engraved in Clarke and MacArthur's life of Nelson (BHC0487). [PvdM 10/08]
Object Details
| ID: | PAH9532 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pocock, Nicholas |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797 |
| Vessels: | San Josef; San Nicolas [Spanish navy] |
| Date made: | 1801 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 411 x 605 mm; Mount: 610 mm x 836 mm |