A Monumental Design to perpetuate the Memory of Lord Nelson who Fell Octr 21 1805
        
        Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting a monument with an oval portrait of Nelson on the front, flanked by flags and other trophies. Two weeping cherubs and a figure representing Hope are placed above. There is a naval battle on the base. The monument is coloured with the left-hand cherub holding a paper inscribed 'VICTORY 21 Oct 1805'. The whole is framed by curtains and pillars. Inscribed below: 'A Monumental Design to perpetuate the Memory of Lord Nelson who Fell Octr 21 1805.' On a ribbon behind the portrait is  'HORATIO NELSON. AET. 47.' The picture is in a gold-edged wooden frame.
              
      
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Object Details
| ID: | GGG0506 | 
|---|---|
| Collection: | Decorative art | 
| Type: | Picture on glass | 
| Display location: | Not on display | 
| Creator: | Unknown | 
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 | 
| Date made: | circa 1806 | 
| People: | Nelson, Horatio | 
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London | 
| Measurements: | Overall: 340 x 290 x 30 mm | 
