Newspaper cutting
The Star
Category
Ephemera
Date
9 Nov 1805
Materials
Paper and ink
Measurements
483 x 86 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 731248.6
Summary
One of seven newspaper cuttings printed by 'The Star' (London), unknown publisher, about the Battle of Trafalgar. Notice of the King's granting of the status of Viscount and Earl to the new Lord Nelson (William Nelson D.D., Nelson's brother) and of a baronetcy to Cuthbert Collingwood, and other promotions (9 November 1805)
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust along with Stourhead House, its grounds, and the rest of the contents by Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, 6th Bt (1865 – 1947) in 1946.
Makers and roles
The Star, printer