Admiral Lord Nelson's funeral car. Coloured etching with engraving, 1806.

Date:
20 January 1806
Reference:
46675i
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London (Bond Street) : Edward Orme, 20 January 1806.

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1 print : etching with engraving, with watercolour ; sheet 20.7 x 21.6 cm

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Nelson's funeral car. So moves the corpse upon the trophied bier, mourn'd by his king embbalm'd with England's tea! To that fam'd church, that lifts it tow'ring head-the future mansion of the patriot dead! The hero's manes there in peace shall rest while his loved image lives in ev'ry breast ...

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Wellcome Collection 46675i

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