Admiral Lord Nelson

Tinsel picture depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Tinsel picture depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A coloured mezzotint, decorated with embossed metal foil, cut out and mounted on cream wove paper. It shows Nelson full-length and holding a telescope. The picture is inscribed: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON'. It has a heavy gold frame, the glass is bordered with a black and gilt surround.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0373
Type: Picture
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Fairburn, John; Fairburn, John
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: circa 1845
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 345 mm x 315 mm x 50 mm
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