A Correct Representation of the Funeral Car which conveyed the Body of Lord Nelson from the Admiralty to St Paul's, Jany. 9th. 1806.

Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting Nelson's funeral car, in the Painted Hall at Greenwich, inscribed below 'A Correct Representation of the Funeral Car which conveyed the Body of Lord Nelson from the Admiralty to St Paul's, Jany. 9th. 1806.' On the hangings of the car itself -'TRAFALGAR'; 'L'ORIENT' and 'SAN JOSEF', on the sides between escutcheons of Nelson's marital arms, and 'TRAFALGAR PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT' around the canopy. The picture is mounted in a black gesso frame.

Object Details

ID: GGG0503
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Picture on glass
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Walker, W. B.
Date made: 1 February 1806
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 265 x 366 mm