Thomas Bailey [Greenwich Pensioner]
Mounted watercolour bearing the following inscription: 'Thomas Bailey born in 1775. He entered the "Victory" in 1803. At the Battle of Trafalgar he received Nelson's last orders to fire on the forerigging of the "Redoutable". He has been 11 years a pensioner.'
Object Details
| ID: | PAJ0770 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bailey, Thomas |
| Date made: | May 1843 |
| People: | Bailey, Thomas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 321 x 220 mm; Mount: 558 mm x 406 mm |