Artwork : ArchiveNo00179
Horatio Lord Nelson’s Hair 1805
Artefact
Contributor
| ContributionForm | |
|---|---|
| Contributor Name | Andrew Bennett |
| Contributor Image | nelson.jpg |
| Profession | |
| Location | Portsmouth Historic Dockyard |
| Collection Date | 13.12.08 10.42am |
| Artefact Name | Horatio Lord Nelson’s Hair |
| Artefact Description | Fragment of hair presented in a gold frame (A4) with name, portrait and reproductions of various paintings. One of the paintings is by Daniel Mac Lise? titled ‘The Death of Nelson’. |
| Artefact Date | 1805 |
| Artefact Stored | Antique Store House, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard |
| Artefact Form | |
| Artefact Image | 00179_n.jpg |
| Sample Taken | Tiny fragment of hair |
| Sample Image | |
| History of Artefact | The fragment came from a lock of Nelson’s hair. It was given to Emma Hamilton by Lord Nelson. |
| Historian | John Stedman, Rosalinda Hardiman |
| Previous Owners | |
| Special Memories | It was purchased at an auction in Salisbury just recently, in May 2008. It’s now for sale in the Antiques shop in the Historic Dockyard. |
| Artwork Image | 00179_WEB.jpg |
Comments
The painting shows a section of a panoramic painting by Daniel Maclise, that is in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, and is a replica of a fresco in the Royal Gallery of the Houses of Parliament. See http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/picture-of-month/displayPicture.asp?venue=2&ID=37&a=1#furtherreading for more info -- David Johnston - 01 Mar 2010
| I | Attachmentb | Action | Size |
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 jpg |
00179_WEB.jpg | manage | 280.5 K |
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00179_n.jpg | manage | 242.2 K |
| jpg |
nelson.jpg | manage | 143.7 K |
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