Death of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805) (after Benjamin West PRA)
Benjamin West (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738 - London 1820)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1811
Materials
wood, glass & paper
Measurements
480 x 600 mm; 590 mm (Height); 710 mm (Width)
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286201.1
Summary
Print, engraving, Death of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805) (after Benjamin West PRA) by James Heath RA (London 1757 – London 1834). Published 1811. Nelson is shown in the centre, lying in the arms of four surrounding officers in the midst of a battle on board ship. Others are wounded around them. In a plain gilt frame.
Marks and inscriptions
printed under image
Makers and roles
Benjamin West (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 1738 - London 1820), artist James Heath RA (London 1757 – London 1834), engraver (printmaker)