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Horatio Nelson

Print
May 1840 (published)
Artist/Maker
Colnaghi (publishers)
Hodgetts, Thomas (engraver)
Beechey, William (Sir, R.A.) (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portrait, half-length, dressed in naval uniform and facing half right. This impression is printed on India paper attached to the original plate paper prior to printing.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleHoratio Nelson (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint on India paper
India Paper
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, portrait of Horatio Nelson, mezzotint by Thomas Hodgetts after Sir William Beechey, 1840.
Physical description
Portrait, half-length, dressed in naval uniform and facing half right. This impression is printed on India paper attached to the original plate paper prior to printing.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.5cm
  • Width: 27.9cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by Sir W. Beechey, R.A. Engraved by Thomas Hodgetts. London; May 1840, Published by Messrs. Colnaghi & Puckle, 23, Cockspur Street.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Subjects depicted
Uniform
Admiral
Nelson, Horatio
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • O'Donoghue, Freeman. British Museum: Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1908-25.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.405-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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