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Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Norwich

Title

Horatio Nelson (1758–1805), 1st Viscount Nelson

Date

1839

Medium

bronzed plaster

Measurements

H 53.5 x W 28 x D (?) cm

Accession number

NWHCM : 1842.64

Acquisition method

gift from Richard Ward, 1842

Work type

Bust

Signature/marks description

inscribed on the back: Published / by L Gahagan / December 1st 1839 / Lord Nelson, Sat to L Gahagan in 1798

Inscription description

written on an old label on the back, torn and partly illegible: I had seven sittings from Admiral Nelson when he resided in Old Bond St., London. Written on a label inscribed on the front: HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON. / From a Model taken / from LIFE in 1798, / by L. Gahagan / Presented by Richd. Ward Esqre.

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Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Castle Meadow, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 3JU England

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