print;
newspaper/periodical
- Museum number
- 1980,U.686
- Title
- Object: The Nelson Statue at Montreal
- Description
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Portrait of Horatio Nelson after Robert Mitchell's statue at Montreal, whole length, standing to front on a pedestal beside a ?mooring post, with head turned to look to left; wearing sashes over naval uniform with epaulettes, stars, two medals suspended from ribbon around his neck, sword, breeches, stockings, buckled shoes, neckerchief, his right sleeve pinned to his breast; holding a telescope in his left hand; ribbon below lettered with 'England expects every man will do his duty'; illustration to an unidentified newspaper, pasted onto backing sheet.
Wood-engraving and letterpress, printed on thin paper
- Production date
- 1809-1820 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 183 millimetres (sheet)
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Width: 108 millimetres (sheet)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- See 1901,1022.1672 for another image of the same statue.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1753-1980
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1980,U.686