1805 battle during the War of the Third Coalition

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The death of Lord Nelson on the quarter deck aboard HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Engraving by J. Rogers after A. Devis, 1807.

The Royal Naval Exhibition at Chelsea: exhibits and visitors. Wood engraving by R. Taylor & Co., ca. 1900 (?).

The wounding of Lord Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Engraving, 1813.

The wounding of Lord Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1806, after W.M. Craig.

The wounding of Lord Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Engraving by G. Clint after S. Drummond, 1807.

The wounding of Lord Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Engraving by R. Golding, 1809, after B. West.

The wounding of Lord Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Process print.

The death of Lord Nelson aboard HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Coloured engraving by J. Heath, 1811, after B. West.

An advertisement for the Panorama, Leicester Square, London: showing the battle of Trafalgar. Coloured engraving by Lane, 1806, after H. A. Barker.

Pensioners of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, celebrating the anniversary of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. Engraving by J. Burnet, 1836.

The death of Lord Nelson below deck aboard HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Drawing by A.W. Devis, 1807.

The wounding of Lord Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Engraving by Taylor after R. Corbould.

The wounding of Lord Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Engraving, 1814.

The death of Lord Nelson on the quarter deck aboard HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Engraving by W. Hulland after A. Devis, 1807.

Nelson's surgeon : William Beatty, naval medicine, and the battle of Trafalgar / Laurence Brockliss, John Cardwell, and Michael Moss.

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Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805

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Images referencing Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805

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The wounding of Lord Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Engraving, 1814.

The death of Lord Nelson on the quarter deck aboard HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Engraving by W. Hulland after A. Devis, 1807.

The wounding of Lord Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Engraving by R. Golding, 1809, after B. West.

The wounding of Lord Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Process print.

Nelson's surgeon : William Beatty, naval medicine, and the battle of Trafalgar / Laurence Brockliss, John Cardwell, and Michael Moss.

Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805

Images from the collections

Images referencing Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805

Works from the collections

The wounding of Lord Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Engraving, 1814.

The death of Lord Nelson on the quarter deck aboard HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Engraving by W. Hulland after A. Devis, 1807.

The wounding of Lord Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Engraving by R. Golding, 1809, after B. West.

The wounding of Lord Nelson on the deck of HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Process print.

Nelson's surgeon : William Beatty, naval medicine, and the battle of Trafalgar / Laurence Brockliss, John Cardwell, and Michael Moss.

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