Horatio Nelson
2 of 3 portraits by Franz Thaller
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Horatio Nelson
by Dominic Cardosi, after Franz Thaller, after Matthias Ranson
plaster cast of bust, based on a work of 1801
27 in. (686 mm) high
Purchased, 1934
Primary Collection
NPG 2668
Sitterback to top
- Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), Vice-Admiral and victor of Trafalgar. Sitter in 86 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Dominic Cardosi (circa 1802 or 1806-1844), Sculptor. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Matthias Ranson (active 1800), Sculptor. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
- Franz Thaller (1759-1817), Sculptor. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 455
Events of 1801back to top
Current affairs
Wlliam Pitt and Lord Castlereagh both resign over the King's refusal to permit the introduction of Catholic emancipation. Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth succeeds Pitt as Prime Minister.Census records 9 million people living in England and Wales, 5.2 million in Ireland and 1.6 million in Scotland.
Art and science
Radical writer, Amelia Opie publishes her best known novel The Father and the Daughter. Said to have reduced Walter Scott to tears, it went on to enjoy success as an opera and a play.International
Other members of the First Coalition fighting France with Britain agree to a humiliating peace treaty and Britain fights on alone.A successful campaign is fought against the French army marooned in Egypt. General Sir Ralph Abercromby leads the troops but is killed in action.
Thomas Jefferson is elected President of the United States.
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