Lot 255
Gillray (James) The Death of Admiral-Lord-Nelson - in the Moment of Victory!, 1805.
Hammer Price: £900
Description
Gillray (James) The Death of Admiral-Lord-Nelson - in the Moment of Victory!, etching and aquatint with hand-colouring on wove paper, platemark 390 x 280 mm (15 1/4 x 11 in), sheet 440 x 315 mm (17 1/4 x 12 1/4 in), under glass, even browning and minor surface dirt, framed, [BM Satires 10442], Hannah Humphrey, 1805
⁂ The first pictorial representation of Nelson's death.
Description
Gillray (James) The Death of Admiral-Lord-Nelson - in the Moment of Victory!, etching and aquatint with hand-colouring on wove paper, platemark 390 x 280 mm (15 1/4 x 11 in), sheet 440 x 315 mm (17 1/4 x 12 1/4 in), under glass, even browning and minor surface dirt, framed, [BM Satires 10442], Hannah Humphrey, 1805
⁂ The first pictorial representation of Nelson's death.