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Half-length portrait of Lord Nelson (1758-1805) made from a sketch the artist did while Nelson was at the Royal Hospital Greenwich.
Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson by Lemuel Francis Abbott
© National Maritime Museum
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
Entry details
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