Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), Vice-Admiral and victor of Trafalgar
Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson
Sitter associated with 84 portraits
Nelson's victories during the wars with France gripped the popular imagination, making him the most enduring of British heroes. In 1793, following the outbreak of war with France, he lost an eye in a successful attack on Corsica. Yet aside from this early misfortune, Nelson's strategic brilliance was confirmed at the Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) and the Battle of the Nile (1798). This was followed by the great controversy of Nelson's career when, because of his passion for Emma Hamilton, he refused to leave Naples to defend Minorca.
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, 1797
NPG 394
by Henry Pierce Bone, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
enamel on copper, 1840 (1797)
NPG 6294
by L. Acquarone, after Leonardo Guzzardi
oil on canvas, 1888 (1799)
NPG 785
after Franz Thaller and Matthias Ranson
plaster squeeze, (1800)
NPG 2767
by Friedrich Heinrich Füger
oil on canvas, 1800
NPG 73
by Sir William Beechey
oil on canvas, 1800
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5798
by Dominic Cardosi, after Franz Thaller and Matthias Ranson
plaster cast of bust, (1801)
NPG 2668
by A. Geiger, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, (circa 1775-1800)
NPG D19494
by Robert Shipster, after John Francis Rigaud
stipple engraving, published 14 August 1797 (1781)
NPG D5336
by Robert Shipster, after John Francis Rigaud
stipple engraving, published 1797 (1786)
NPG D5339
by Robert Laurie, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 13 November 1797 (1794)
NPG D16818
by William Evans, after Henry Edridge
stipple engraving, published 1798
NPG D5333
by Daniel Orme
stipple engraving, published 1798
NPG D5335
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1798
NPG D5343
after John De Vaere, after Unknown artist
bronze medallion, 19th century (1798)
NPG D7210
Horatio Nelson ('Extirpation of the plagues of Egypt ...
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 6 October 1798
NPG D12660
John Bull taking a luncheon: - or - British cooks, cramming old grumble-gizzard, with bonne-chére
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 24 October 1798
NPG D12661
Horatio Nelson ('The Hero of the Nile')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, published 1 December 1798
NPG D12668
Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, Hampshire
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Nelson Monument, Edinburgh, Scotland
Nelson Museum, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Nelson Tower, Moray, Scotland
Norfolk Nelson Museum, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
St Paul's Cathedral, London
The Nelson Collection at Lloyd's, London
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