Horatio Nelson
(1758-1805), Vice-Admiral and victor of TrafalgarHoratio Nelson, Viscount Nelson
Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 86 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. 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. Nelson's last engagement was his greatest victory; he was killed by a sniper while defeating the combined French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
by Lemuel Francis Abbott
oil on canvas, 1797
NPG 394
by Henry Pierce Bone, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
enamel on copper, 1840, based on a work of 1797
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by Guy Head
oil on canvas, 1798-1799
NPG 5101
by Luigi Acquarone, after Leonardo Guzzardi
oil on canvas, 1888, based on a work of 1799
NPG 785
after Franz Thaller, after Matthias Ranson
plaster squeeze, based on a work from probably the 19th century
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by Friedrich Heinrich Füger
oil on canvas, 1800
NPG 73
by Dominic Cardosi, after Franz Thaller, after Matthias Ranson
plaster cast of bust, based on a work of 1801
NPG 2668
by Henry Edridge
watercolour, 1802
NPG 879
'King Edward & His Empire Builders'
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x197883
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
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
published by Robert Laurie, published by James Whittle
mezzotint, published 20 October 1798
NPG D19423
by William Barnard, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 1798
NPG D17801
by Valentine Green, after Gainsborough Dupont, and after Francis Cotes, and after Richard Morton Paye, and after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 1799
NPG D11103
by Piercy Roberts, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, published 1800
NPG D5329
by John Young, after Leonardo Guzzardi
mezzotint, published 1800
NPG D5334
by Granger, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, published 1800
NPG D5340
by George Cruikshank
etching, early 19th century
NPG D5342
after John De Vaere, after Unknown artist
bronze medallion, 19th century (1798)
NPG D7210
by and published by Robert Shipster, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D8055
after Simon de Koster
line and stipple engraving, published 1800
NPG D17798
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 February 1801
NPG D35272
by and published by John Young, after John Rising
mezzotint, published 2 November 1801
NPG D830
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 February 1801
NPG D12755
by and published by William Brown, after Daniel Orme
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 1801
NPG D13559
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
NPG D15815
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
NPG D17019
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
NPG D17017
by R.S. Syer, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint printed in colours, 1804 or after
NPG D4684
by Henry Bone, after John Hoppner
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, September 1805 (1801)
NPG D17300
by Henry Bone, after John Hoppner
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, August 1805 (1801)
NPG D17443
published by Edward Orme, after Sir William Beechey, after a bust by Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway)
stipple engraving, published 2 December 1805
NPG D38485
by and published by Peltro William Tomkins, after Franz Thaller, after Matthias Ranson
stipple engraving, published 21 November 1805
NPG D38486
by Anthony Cardon, and by John Girtin, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Thomas Uwins, after Simon de Koster
line and stipple engraving, published 24 December 1805
NPG D38488
by Edward Scriven, after Robert Bowyer
stipple and line engraving, published 1805
NPG D5331
by Benjamin Pearce
silhouette, 1805
NPG D534
by Henry Meyer, after John Hoppner
stipple engraving, published 1805
NPG D8059
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 23 December 1805
NPG D12856
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple engraving, published 30 November 1805
NPG D15818
by Valentine Green, possibly published by John Harris, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 14 November 1805
NPG D18924
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
NPG D21558
by Richard Earlom, published by Josiah Boydell, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, published 9 January 1806
NPG D38484
by William Barnard, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 1 January 1806
NPG D38490
by Henry Richard Cook, published by Clement Chapple, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 12 April 1806
NPG D40901
by Edward Scriven, after Arthur William Devis
stipple engraving, published 1806
NPG D5337
by Edward Bell, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, published 1806
NPG D17802
by Charles Turner, after John Hoppner
mezzotint, published 1806
NPG D17803
by Charles Knight, after Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway)
stipple engraving, published 1806
NPG D17804
Apotheosis of Nelson (Horatio Nelson)
by Charles Theodosius Heath, after Benjamin West
line engraving, (1807)
NPG D13767
by Thomas Burke, after Simon de Koster
stipple engraving, published 1807
NPG D17799
by J. Golding, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
line engraving, published 1808
NPG D5330
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