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Description: | Printed silk mourning picture featuring Britannia, a veil covering her bowed head, leaning against a column with a bust of Nelson. The column has the inscription: 'Sacred to the Memory of Nelson Obt 21 Oct. 1805'. Grouped around the column are the trophies of war, while Neptune?s trident lies at Britannia?s feet. The image is black ink, printed on silk, in a glazed gilt frame. This would have been a mass produced mourning picture.
Inscription. Framed and glazed silk picture printed in black, backed with red velvet. With a suspension ring.
caption: Silk Picture - 'To the Memory of Nelson' | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Horatio Early 19th century Nelson Commemoration and legacy | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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