Gallery›Wellcome Collection›The death of Lord Nelson on the quarter deck aboard HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Coloured engraving by J. Heath, 1811, after B. West.
The death of Lord Nelson on the quarter deck aboard HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Coloured engraving by J. Heath, 1811, after B. West.
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The death of Lord Nelson on the quarter deck aboard HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar. Coloured engraving by J. Heath, 1811, after B. West.

Benjamin West · 1811

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Detail: Nelson breathing his last, surrounded by his commanders

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