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One of a series of paintings of the same subject by Drummond, showing a setting of ‘Victory’’s middle deck whereas this seems to be on the quarter-deck. At Trafalgar, Nelson (on the quarter-deck) was struck by a musket ball fired from the French ‘Redoutable’ at approximately 1.30pm. Mortally wounded he was rapidly carried below so that the men around him would not lose heart. Drummond’s composition pays homage to imagery relating to the deposition from the Cross. On the left in the foreground Nelson is shown being held by two sailors and a marine, who can be identified by his stripes as Sergeant Secker. A dead marine lies on the deck on the left and an injured sailor lies on the deck on the right. Across the foreground are positioned a carefully placed musket and hat.
This painting may relate to a version exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1806 as a ‘Sketch for a Death of Nelson’.
Title
The Death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805
Date
c.1806
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 73.5 x W 91.5 cm
Accession number
BHC0551
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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