File:Turner, The Battle of Trafalgar (1822).jpg

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The Battle of Trafalgar by J. M. W. Turner (oil on canvas, 18221824)

The painting combines events from several times during the battle. Nelson's famous signal "England expects..." flies from the Victory (11:50); the top-mizzenmast falls (13:00); the Achille is on fire in the background (late afternoon) and the Redoutable sinks in the foreground (following day).

Turner shows the Victory flying her signal flags from the main-mast, although in actuality they would have been flown from the en:mizzen-mast and were replaced with the signal for "engage the enemy more closely" once the battle commenced.


Background notes: HMS Victory (1765)
Deutsch: Die heute noch bestehende Victory ist bereits das fünfte Schiff der britisch königlichen Marine, das diesen Namen trägt.
English: HMS Victory is a 104-gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765.
Français : HMS Victory était le navire amiral de la flotte de Lord Nelson lors de la bataille de Trafalgar.


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current19:32, 1 February 2006Thumbnail for version as of 19:32, 1 February 2006700×493 (144 KB)Ian Dunster (Talk | contribs) (Adjusted shadows/contrast and set levels. Sharpened slightly.)
23:05, 16 April 2005Thumbnail for version as of 23:05, 16 April 2005700×493 (67 KB)Legalides (Talk | contribs) (''The Battle of Trafalgar'' by J. M. W. Turner (oil on canvas, 18221824) The painting combines events from several times during the battle. Nelson's famous signal [[England expects that every man will do his duty)

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