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The Death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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Nelson 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 here pays homage to imagery relating to the deposition from the Cross. On the left in the foreground, Nelson is held by two sailors and a marine who descend the companionway, apparently from the quarter-deck to the middle deck in this case. A dead marine lies on the lower level on the left and an injured sailor next to him, the latter being attended to by a soldier kneeling over him. A musket, discarded hat and other objects are carefully arranged on the deck in the foreground. These still-life motifs also appear in the other versions by Drummond.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

The Death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805

Date

1806

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 72.5 x W 82.5 cm

Accession number

BHC0547

Work type

Painting

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