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Description: | Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting the dying Nelson lying on the deck of a ship. He is supported by Britannia to the right pointing heavenwards, her shield and spear lie beside her. Neptune stands on the left holding a trident and covering his eyes in grief. A cherub in the sky to the right carries a ribbon inscribed 'He lives above'. A naval action is shown in the background on the far left and, on the right, a sinking ship with 'S. TRINIDAD' on the stern. Inscribed below: 'The DEATH AND VICTORY of LORD NELSON / Neptune from his lowest bed / Mourns his darling Hero dead / And Britain with a Mother's grief / Mourns her Slain Victorious Chief / Bid Genius, bid in Hist'ry's page / His fame descend to ev'ry age, / While stor'd urns & trophies tell / How Nelson fought how Nelson fell'. The picture is mounted in a gold frame with a velvet border.
caption: Picture on glass: The death and Victory of Lord Nelson | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Horatio glass paintings Early 19th century Nelson Santissima Trinidad fl.1805 (Spanish navy) Commemoration and legacy | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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