Silk picture

Painted work on a silk ground. Depicts Britannia mourning at a monument surmounted by a bust of Nelson. Fame sits on the memorial steps writing a glorious obituary, Victory crowns the bust. Framed.

Object Details

ID: TXT0062
Collection: Textiles
Type: Silk picture
Display location: Not on display
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 21 Oct 1805
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 720 x 592 x 23 mm