The Monument of Ad Ld Nelson who Died for his Country
Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting a monument surmounted by a pyramid bearing an oval portrait of Nelson. A willow tree stands to the left. Inscribed on the plinth below: 'Ad Ld Nelson Born Sepr 26 1758 Died Octr 21 1805.' Two Union Flags are placed behind, Britannia and a midshipman stand on the right, a seaman on the left, his feet on the French flag . Inscribed below: 'The Monument of AD. LD. NELSON. who Died for his Country'. The picture is mounted in a black wooden frame.
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Object Details
| ID: | GGG0510 |
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| Type: | Picture on glass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hinton, I. |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | circa 1806 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 302 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm |