Picture

Tinsel picture depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A coloured engraving with applied decoration in metal foil and silk. It shows a full-length figure of Nelson with a naval battle scene behind. Inscribed below the figure are the words: 'LORD NELSON AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR'. The picture is mounted on cream card and isramed and glazed. The wooden frame has a gilt slip.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0374
Type: Picture
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1845
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 345 mm x 295 mm x 30 mm