Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar

Tinsel picture depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A coloured mezzotint with applied decoration in metal foil and silk. It shows a full-length figure (telescope missing) with a naval battle scene behind. Inscribed: 'No. 75 LORD NELSON AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR'. The wooden frame is covered with gilt embossed decoration.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0369
Type: Picture
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bilton, Charles; Park, A.
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1845
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 375 mm x 285 mm x 20 mm