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
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by Henry Pierce Bone, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
enamel on copper, 1840 (1797)
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by L. Acquarone, after Leonardo Guzzardi
oil on canvas, 1888 (1799)
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after Franz Thaller and Matthias Ranson
plaster squeeze, (1800)
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by Friedrich Heinrich Füger
oil on canvas, 1800
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by Sir William Beechey
oil on canvas, 1800
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by Dominic Cardosi, after Franz Thaller and Matthias Ranson
plaster cast of bust, (1801)
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by A. Geiger, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, (circa 1775-1800)
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by Robert Shipster, after John Francis Rigaud
stipple engraving, published 14 August 1797 (1781)
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by Robert Shipster, after John Francis Rigaud
stipple engraving, published 1797 (1786)
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by Robert Laurie, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 13 November 1797 (1794)
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by William Evans, after Henry Edridge
stipple engraving, published 1798
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by Daniel Orme
stipple engraving, published 1798
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after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1798
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after John De Vaere, after Unknown artist
bronze medallion, 19th century (1798)
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Horatio Nelson ('Extirpation of the plagues of Egypt ...
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 6 October 1798
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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
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Horatio Nelson ('The Hero of the Nile')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, published 1 December 1798
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published by Robert Laurie, published by James Whittle
mezzotint, published 20 October 1798
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by William Barnard, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 1798
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by Valentine Green, after Gainsborough Dupont, and after Francis Cotes, and after Richard Morton Paye, and after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 1799
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by Piercy Roberts, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, published 1800
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by John Young, after Leonardo Guzzardi
mezzotint, published 1800
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by Granger, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, published 1800
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by George Cruikshank
etching, early 19th century
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by and published by Robert Shipster, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, early 19th century
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after Simon de Koster
line and stipple engraving, published 1800
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 February 1801
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 February 1801
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by and published by William Brown, after Daniel Orme
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 1801
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by William Bromley, and by John George Landseer, and by William Satchwell Leney (Lenney), published by Robert Bowyer, after Robert Smirke
line engraving, published 1803
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Commemoration of the 14th February 1797
by William Henry Worthington, and by James Parker, published by Robert Bowyer, after Robert Smirke
line engraving, published 1803
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by R.S. Syer, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint printed in colours, 1804 or after
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by Henry Bone, after John Hoppner
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, September 1805 (1801)
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by Edward Scriven, after Robert Bowyer
stipple and line engraving, published 1805
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by Henry Meyer, after John Hoppner
stipple engraving, published 1805
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 23 December 1805
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Horatio Nelson ('A correct View of the Grand Funeral Car')
by and printed by Hawkins & Ottway, published by J. Page
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 8 February 1806
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by Edward Scriven, after Arthur William Devis
stipple engraving, published 1806
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by Edward Bell, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, published 1806
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by Charles Turner, after John Hoppner
mezzotint, published 1806
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by Charles Knight, after Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway)
stipple engraving, published 1806
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Apotheosis of Nelson (Horatio Nelson)
by Charles Theodosius Heath, after Benjamin West
line engraving, (1807)
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by Thomas Burke, after Simon de Koster
stipple engraving, published 1807
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by J. Golding, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
line engraving, published 1808
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by William Henry Worthington, after Robert Bowyer
line engraving, published 1808
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The death of Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (Horatio Nelson)
published by Samuel Drummond
etching, published 9 October 1809
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The Death of Lord Viscount Nelson. K.B. (Horatio Nelson)
by James Heath, after Benjamin West
line engraving, published 1811
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by Robert Cooper, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 21 June 1815
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by Charles Turner, after Robert Bowyer
mezzotint, published 1823
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by Charles Turner, after Robert Bowyer
mezzotint, published 1823
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Horatio Nelson
by T.C. Wilson, printed by W. Clerk, published by E. Glover
lithograph, probably 1830s
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Horatio Nelson ('Admiral Nelson receiving the Spanish Admiral's Sword on Board the San Josef')
by John Rogers, published by J & F Tallis, after Daniel Orme
line engraving, mid 19th century
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by William Read, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple and line engraving, published 1836
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by Samuel Freeman, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple and line engraving, published 1844
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by George Baxter, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
Baxter print, published 1853
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by George Baxter, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
Baxter print, published 1853
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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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