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Samuel Drummond: The death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805  wikidata:Q50901033 reasonator:Q50901033
Artist
Samuel Drummond  (1766–1844)  wikidata:Q7411279
 
Samuel Drummond
Alternative names
Samuel Drumond; Drumond; Drummond
Description British portrait painter and marine painter
Date of birth/death 25 December 1766 Edit this at Wikidata 6 August 1844 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
Work location
London Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q7411279
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The death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"The death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"The death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: The death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805

One of a series of paintings of the same subject by Drummond, of which BHC0547 is a variant showing a setting of ‘Victory’s’ middle deck whereas this seems to be on the quarter-deck. At Trafalgar, Nelson (on the quarter-deck) was struck by a musket ball fired from the French ‘Redoutable’ at approximately 1.30 pm. Mortally wounded he was rapidly carried below so that the men around him would not lose heart.

Drummond’s composition pays homage to imagery relating to the deposition from the Cross. On the left in the foreground Nelson is shown being held by two sailors and a marine, who can be identified by his stripes as Sergeant Secker. A dead marine lies on the deck on the left and an injured sailor lies on the deck on the right. Across the foreground are positioned a carefully placed musket and hat. Above on the right, on the poop, British sailors and marines are engaging the French on the left, where the ‘Redoutable’ is placed. Several figures have turned on the left to look towards the group of figures carrying Nelson. The English and French flags are prominently displayed top left, and the dramatic effect is heightened by the contrasting black-and-white smoke shown billowing on the left.

This painting is a small version of the much larger canvas (3149 x4089 mm) in the Walker Art Gallery Liverpool, thought to have been painted about 1812. The artist exhibited a picture of this title in the Liverpool Academy exhibitions of 1812 no. 109 and of 1813 no. 26.

The death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805
Date circa 1806
date QS:P571,+1806-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions Frame: 916 mm x 1130 mm x 95 mm x 20.4 kg;Painting: 735 mm x 915 mm
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC0551
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Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12043
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Acquisition Number: 1946-437.58
id number: BHC0551
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