The Battle of Trafalgar at Close of Action, 21st October 1805
Robert Strickland Thomas (1787-1853)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1805 - 1810
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
495 x 915 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290283
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Battle of Trafalgar at Close of Action, 21st October 1805 by Robert Strickland Thomas (1787 - 1853), signed on the stretcher. The painting shows the Battle of Trafalgar towards its end, with ships still firing at one another, wreckage in the foreground.
Provenance
Acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, with the aid of a grant provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government and transferred in lieu of tax on the estate of Charles Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1917 - 1981) to the National Trust with the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired by the National Trust with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1984)
Marks and inscriptions
BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR/OCTR 21ST 1805 (title plate on frame)
Makers and roles
Robert Strickland Thomas (1787-1853), artist