Neptune drawn by Sea Horses, and preceded by Tritons bearing Emblematic Devices supporting his favourite son Admiral Lord Nelson in his Last Moments
Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting the dying Nelson supported by Neptune in his sea car. To the right are three tritons; two hold banners inscribed 'BATTLE Off the NILE' and 'BATTLE off COPENHAGEN', a third holds a model ship with 'VICTORY' on the stern. To the left is a Nereid with a cloth inscribed 'SANTISSIMA TRINIDAD, LE NEPTUNO, LE REDOUTABLE, LE SANTA ANNA, LE PLUTON, EL MONARCA &C' (the names of vessels captured at Trafalgar). Inscribed across the base is 'NEPTUNE drawn by Sea Horses, and preceded by TRITONS bearing Emblematic Devices, Supporting his favorite Son ADMIRAL LORD NELSON in his Last Moments'. The picture is in a gilt wooden frame.
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Object Details
ID: | GGG0504 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Picture on glass |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Stampa & Son |
Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
Vessels: | Monarca fl.1805 (Spanish navy); Neptuno (1795) Redoutable fl.1805 (French navy) Pluton fl.1805 (French navy) Santissima Trinidad fl.1805 (Spanish navy) Santa Ana fl.1805 (Spanish navy) Victory (1765) |
Date made: | 14 March 1806 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 420 x 320 x 25 mm |