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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.
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Castle Meadow, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 3JU England
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