The Monument of Ad Ld Nelson who Died for his Country

Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting a monument surmounted by a pyramid bearing an oval portrait of Nelson. A willow tree stands to the left. Inscribed on the plinth below: 'Ad Ld Nelson Born Sepr 26 1758 Died Octr 21 1805.' Two Union Flags are placed behind, Britannia and a midshipman stand on the right, a seaman on the left, his feet on the French flag . Inscribed below: 'The Monument of AD. LD. NELSON. who Died for his Country'. The picture is mounted in a black wooden frame.

Object Details

ID: GGG0510
Type: Picture on glass
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hinton, I.
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1806
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 302 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm