Nelson's Guineas
A photograph of artifacts belonging to Lord Nelson. A curio is pictured that has the inscription: 'These guineas were in Lord Viscount Nelson's purse at the time he received the fatal wound off Trafalgar October 21 1805.'
Object details
| ID: | AAB0756 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Photograph |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 21 Oct 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 250 mm x 205 mm x 26 mm |