Only Connect - Horatio Nelson <> Emma Hamilton

How are these sitters connected?

The connection
Horatio Nelson’s adulterous romance with Emma Hamilton was a public scandal. Soon after his death at the Battle of Trafalgar, souvenir porcelain was on sale featuring them both.

Find out more about Nelson connections with co-curator Peter Sheppard Skaerved

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