Horatio Nelson
(1758-1805), Vice-Admiral and victor of TrafalgarHoratio Nelson, Viscount Nelson
Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry
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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 William Henry Worthington, after Robert Bowyer
line engraving, published 1808
NPG D5332
The death of Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (Horatio Nelson)
published by Samuel Drummond
etching, published 9 October 1809
NPG D13768
by Thomas Charles Wageman, published by John Clark, published by and after George Ballisat
stipple engraving, published 1 April 1810
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after Benjamin West
lithograph, published circa 1811
NPG D38492
The Death of Lord Viscount Nelson. K.B. (Horatio Nelson)
by James Heath, after Benjamin West
line engraving, published 1811
NPG D13769
by Henry Bone, after Arthur William Devis
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1812 (1805)
NPG D17663
by Robert Cooper, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 21 June 1815 (1801)
NPG D38483
by Robert Cooper, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 21 June 1815
NPG D15817
by Charles Turner, after Robert Bowyer
mezzotint, published 1823
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by Charles Turner, after Robert Bowyer
mezzotint, published 1823
NPG D4686
by Hannah Sarah Brightwen (née Turner), after Charles Grignion
lithograph, 1830s, after a work of 1797
NPG D49395
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Horatio Nelson
by T.C. Wilson, printed by W. Clerk, published by E. Glover
lithograph, probably 1830s
NPG D13770
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
NPG D5338
by Samuel Freeman, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
stipple and line engraving, published 1844
NPG D5341
by Robert Graves, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
line engraving, published 5 November 1847 (after 1797)
NPG D38491
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
NPG D21491
Nelson at Prayer, on going into battle at Trafalgar (Horatio Nelson)
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after Thomas Jones Barker
line engraving, declared to the Printsellers' Association 14 June 1854
NPG D38495
The Death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar
by Charles William Sharpe, after Daniel Maclise
line and stipple engraving, published 1874
NPG D17800
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