Bust of Lord Nelson c1905

Maker unknown

Registration number

1087995

Artist/maker

Maker unknown

Title

Bust of Lord Nelson

Production date

c1905

Medium

metal, wood

Dimensions (H x W x D)

40 cm (approx.)

Inscriptions

NELSON / THIS BUST CONTAINS / VICTORY COPPER / FOR NELSON CENTENARY/ OCT. 21. 1905. / PRESENTED BY / British & Foreign Sailors Society./ E R VII / ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY / October 21ST 1805 – October 21ST 1906 / THIS BUST OF NELSON STANDING ON VICTORY OAK / Containing Copper taken From His HISTORIC SHIP / IS PRESENTED BY THE BRITISH & FOREIGN SAILORS SOCIETY / Patron: VICE ADMIRAL HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES K.G. / TO THE / CITY OF MELBOURNE / On the 101st Anniversary of THE DEATH OF NELSON / “THANK GOD I HAVE DONE MY DUTY” / E R VII

Credit line

Presented by the British & Foreign Sailors Society Patron: Vice Admiral HRH the Prince of Wales K.G. to the City of Melbourne on the 101st anniversary of the death of Lord Nelson, 1906
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson, HMS Victory copper, 1905, British and Foreign Sailior's Society, City of Melbourne,

Summary

A bust of Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson made in 1905 using copper from his ship, HMS Victory. Presented to the City of Melbourne in 1906 on the 101st anniversary of his death.