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A full-length portrait facing to right in a white dress and drawers, red pumps and a cross on a necklace which is probably made of coral. Horatia is shown on bended right knee at the (imaginary) tomb of her father, Nelson, on the right, with the letters ‘NELS’ and ‘TRAF’ clearly inscribed on it. A curtain is draped on the left to enhance the dramatic effect. This is one of two versions of this subject, the other being by Isaac Pocock who exhibited his at the Royal Academy in 1807.

Owen came to London in 1780 and entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1791. On the death of Hoppner in 1810 he was appointed portrait painter to the Prince of Wales and became Principal Painter to him as Prince Regent in 1813. The painting is part of the Nelson-Ward Collection, acquired directly from Horatia’s family.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

Horatia Nelson Kneeling before her Father's Tomb

Date

after 1807

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 127 x W 101.6 cm

Accession number

BHC2885

Work type

Painting

National Maritime Museum

Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England

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Artist or maker

William Owen

1769–1825

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