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Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
Head-and-part-shoulders plaster bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (hollow back), with a small square base, on a round socle.
Nelson's head is shown turned half to his right, with bare shoulders, disorderly hair without queue, and a curved breast line. The nose was broken off and replaced in the 1960s.
The piece is inscribed on the back: 'Published by L. Gahagan Decr.1st.1839 / Lord Nelson sat to L. Gahagan in 1798.' In this case the publisher is Lucius Gahagan (1773-1855) working from an original or his father, Lawrence.
Another close version of this bust is in the Castle Museum, Norwich.
Nelson's head is shown turned half to his right, with bare shoulders, disorderly hair without queue, and a curved breast line. The nose was broken off and replaced in the 1960s.
The piece is inscribed on the back: 'Published by L. Gahagan Decr.1st.1839 / Lord Nelson sat to L. Gahagan in 1798.' In this case the publisher is Lucius Gahagan (1773-1855) working from an original or his father, Lawrence.
Another close version of this bust is in the Castle Museum, Norwich.
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Object Details
| ID: | SCU0098 |
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| Collection: | Sculpture |
| Type: | Bust |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gahagan, Lawrence; Gahagan, Lucius |
| Date made: | 1839 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Walter Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 530 mm x 270 mm x 230 mm x 5 kg |