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St Paul's Cathedral

London

Title

Monument to Vice Admiral Horatio (1758–1805), Viscount Nelson

Medium

marble

Measurements

H 500 x W 320 x D 125 cm (E)

Accession number

2491

Work type

Monument

Inscription description

on statue: COPENHAGEN / NILE / TRAFALGAR; on plinth: ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE / TO THE MEMORY OF / VICE-ADMIRAL HORATIO, VISCOUNT NELSON, K.B. / TO RECORD HIS SPLENDID AND UNPARALLELED ACHIEVEMENTS, / DURING A LIFETIME SPENT IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY, / AND TERMINATED IN THE MOMENT OF VICTORY BY A GLORIOUS DEATH, / IN THE MEMORABLE ACTION OFF CAPE TRAFALGAR ON THE XXI OF OCTOBER MDCCCV. / LORD NELSON WAS BORN ON THE XXIX OF SEPTEMBER MDCCLVIII, / THE BATTLE OF THE NILE WAS FOUGHT ON THE I OF AUGUST MDCCXCVIII, / THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN ON THE II OF APRIL MDCCCI.

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