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Admiral Horatio Nelson: P.180-1937

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Admiral Horatio Nelson

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Painter: Hoppner, John (After)

Entities

Categories

Description

Portrait of Nelson standing full-length by rocks on the shore, his right arm missing. A fleet of ships ablaze at sea behind him.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Leonard Daneham Cunliffe, 1937-12

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937-12) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1806

Note

Masked proof

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.180-1937
Primary reference Number: 280361
Whitman (Turner): 401
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 9 February 2021 Updated: Friday 21 January 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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