Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson by Lemuel Francis Abbott

Half-length portrait of Lord Nelson (1758-1805) made from a sketch the artist did while Nelson was at the Royal Hospital Greenwich.

Details

Category:
Portrait
Medium:
Oil on canvas Dimensions: 76 x 63 cm
Art Fund grant:
£865 ( Total: £1,000)
Acquired in:
1941
Vendor:
Mr & Miss Morris

Therefore one of the few genuine likenesses.

Provenance

Purchased by Huson Morris about twenty years after the death of Nelson.

Venue details

National Maritime Museum Romney Road, Greenwich London SE10 9NF 020 8312 6608 rmg.co.uk

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