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Description: | Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting a monument surmounted by Britannia holding a wreath, palm branch and trident; her shield to the right and a lion at her feet. An oval portrait of Nelson on the base of the monument behind which are placed British, French and Spanish flags, mourning seamen stand on either side. Inscribed below: 'A Monumental Tribute of Respect to the Memory of Admiral Lord Nelson who in the moment of Victory gloriously fell fighting for his country on the 21 Octr. 1805.' The picture is in a black-edged gilt wooden frame.
Glass broken, repaired by the Institute of Archaeology in 1983, the frame removed. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | Horatio glass paintings Nelson | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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