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A half-length portrait depicting Nelson, facing forward with his head turned to the left. He wears rear-admiral's undress uniform, of 1795–1812 pattern, with gold epaulettes, the Nile decorations, and in his hat the distinctive diamond chelengk given to him by the Sultan of Turkey. On his jacket he wears the star of a KB, granted to him on 27th September 1797, together with the Neapolitan Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit, and the Turkish Order of the Crescent. His empty right sleeve is pinned across the front of his coat by the star of his KB and this acts as a reminder that Nelson lost his right arm at Santa Cruz, in July 1797. This portrait was not painted from life but was commissioned in 1800 by John McArthur, Nelson's biographer, in Nelson's absence abroad.
Title
Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson (1758–1805)
Date
1800
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 76.2 x W 63.5 cm
Accession number
BHC2889
Acquisition method
National Maritime Museum (Greenwich Hospital Collection)
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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