Memorial: M979

Monument in St Paul’s Cathedral, London commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805

Location

St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Transcript

'COPENHAGEN' 'NILE' 'TRAFALGAR' 'ERECTED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE / TO THE MEMORY OF / VICE-ADMIRAL HORATIO, VISCOUNT NELSON, K.B. / TO RECORD HIS SPLENDID AND UNPARALLELED ACHIEVEMENTS, DURING A LIFE SPENT IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY, / AND TERMINATED IN THE MOMENT OF VICTORY BY A GLORIOUS DEATH / IN THE MEMORABLE ACTION OFF CAPE TRAFALGAR ON THE XXI OF OCTOBER MDCCV / LORD NELSON WAS BORN ON THE XXIX OF SEPTEMBER MDCCLVIII; / THE BATTLE OF THE NILE WAS FOUGHT ON THE I OF AUGUST MDCCXCVIII, / THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN ON THE 11 OF APRIL MDCCI'

Details

Description: Full-length statue of Nelson in uniform, on a pedestal adorned by a river god and sphinx, Britannia with a lion points out his figure to two midshipmen.
Type: Monument
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1818
Artists: John Flaxman

Event

Battle of Trafalgar 1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Commissioned by Parliament, contract 29/10/1807, value £6, 300.
Bibliography: K.A. Esdaile 'English Church Monuments' (London, 1946) p. 69; 'Times' (14 May 1818); E. Croft Murray 'An account book of John Flaxman', 'Walpole Society Journal' vol. xxviii, pp. 51-91 (1939-40) ; T.S.R Boase 'English Art 1800-1870' (Oxford, 1959) p. 133; Margaret Whinney 'Sculpture in Britain 1530-1830' (Harmondsworth, 1964) pp. 190-1; David Bindman 'John Flaxman' (London, 1979) p. 119; Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth, 1995) p. 134.
Recorder: B. Tomlinson 1982
Photographer: RMG PU3919

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