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'Battle of Copenhagen 1801. British Fleet Approaching', 1801. Artists: Robert Pollard, JG Wells.

'Battle of Copenhagen 1801. British Fleet Approaching', 1801. Artists: Robert Pollard, JG Wells.

2-632-177 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. British Fleet Approaching', 1801. Admiral Lord Nelson won a victory over the Danish-Norrwegian fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 after disregarding the order of his superior, Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, to withdraw. According to legend, Nelson put his telescope to his blind eye and claimed that he could not see Parker's signal. After Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821). From Old Ship Prints by E. Keble Chatterton. [John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London & New York, 1927]

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People Information

Creator
  1. Robert Pollard, attributed to: British: Engraver, artist, printmaker, publisher
  2. JG Wells, attributed to: : Artist
After
  1. Nicholas Pocock: British; English: Artist, painter
People Related
  1. Edward Keble Chatterton: British: Writer
  2. John Lane: British: Publisher
  3. Horatio Nelson: British: Viscount, lord, admiral, naval commander
  4. Hyde Parker: British: Admiral
Medium
  1. Aquatint
Picture Type
  1. Landscape
Category Hierarchy

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Trade & Industry Shipping Industry

Artistic Representations Seascapes

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4487x2914
File Size : 38,307kb

Aliases

  1. 0580034821
  1. 2-632-177
  1. 2632177
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