Nelson The Sailor

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Passing thoughts and more personal things about Nelson and his times. Be warned, some pieces I write may border on the silly.

‘Nelson was once Britannia’s god of war,
     And still should be so, but the tide is turn’d’

Don Juan: Canto the First, Lord Byron, 1818
  • Back to the Fuger – Nelson’s Finest Portrait?

    Back to the Fuger – Nelson’s Finest Portrait?

    I love this portrait by Friedrich Heinrich Fuger. Nelson sat for it in Vienna in 1800. It’s said to be one of the best likenesses. It is noteworthy in that he is dressed smart/casual, like a weather presenter on Countryfile or a teacher on a school trip.