Horatio Nelson
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Horatio Nelson
by William Evans, after Henry Edridge
stipple engraving, published 1798
8 in. x 6 3/4 in. (204 mm x 170 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1867
Reference Collection
NPG D5333
Sitterback to top
- Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), Vice-Admiral and victor of Trafalgar. Sitter in 86 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Henry Edridge (1769-1821), Portrait painter and landscape draughtsman. Artist or producer associated with 117 portraits.
- William Evans (active 1797-1856), Draughtsman and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 103 portraits.
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Nelson: before and after Trafalgar (2 July 2005 - 11 December 2005)
Events of 1798back to top
Current affairs
To meet war costs, William Pitt introduces a Finance Bill which levies income tax for the first time.Art and science
William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge publish Lyrical Ballads; a key publication for the romantic movement in poetry. Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner opens the volume.Publisher and printseller Rudolph Ackermann establishes his popular 'Repository of the Arts' shop, gallery, library and social centre on the Strand.
International
Uprising of the United Irishmen: a republican rebellion which attempted to achieve Ireland's total independence by force with the aid of a French invasion. It was only narrowly defeated.Battle of the Nile. Napoleon's visionary Egyptian campaign offers British first major victory as Nelson destroys the French fleet.
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