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Horatio Nelson's funeral car. Coloured etching with engraving, 1806.
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Horatio Nelson's funeral car. Coloured etching with engraving, 1806.

1806

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: The magnificent funeral car. Built for the sole purpose of conveying the remains of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson to St. Pauls Cathedral, for internment, on Thursday the 9th of Jan.y. 1806 ... Extensive lettering repeats the inscription on the coffin.

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