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A half-length portrait to left, wearing vice-admiral’s undress uniform of 1795–1812. Nelson wears a hat fitted with an eye shade, which helped his poor vision given that (having only one arm) he could not otherwise easily shield his one sighted eye from glare. On his uniform are embroidered the stars of the Bath, the Neapolitan Order of St Ferdinand, the Turkish Order of the Crescent and German Order of St Joachim and of Merit. The portrait is posthumous and is probably a copy of one of several versions made by Devis. He went on board the ‘Victory’ on her return to England to make sketches for his painting ‘The Death of Nelson’ (see BHC2894) and, having sketched Nelson’s body during Dr Beatty’s autopsy on it, was commissioned by him to paint the original portrait which he lent to Lady Hamilton.
Title
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758–1805), 1st Viscount Nelson
Date
early 19th C
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 34.5 x W 28 cm
Accession number
BHC2270
Work type
Painting