The Death of Lord Viscount Nelson. K.B. (Horatio Nelson) Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
The Death of Lord Viscount Nelson. K.B. (Horatio Nelson) NPG D13769
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by James Heath, after Benjamin West
Admiral Lord Nelson's naval victories against France during the Napoleonic Wars made him the most famous person in eighteenth-century Britain. His mistress, Emma Hamilton was a celebrated beauty of the period. The favourite model and muse of the artist George Romney, Emma became one of the most recognisable faces in Britain due to the many portraits of her that were in circulation. Nelson and Emma's love affair brought together the two different kinds of fame. Emma was a 'celebrity' in the modern sense - she... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










