View of the Battle of Trafalgar at 4 o'clock on the afternoon 21st Oct 1805 when Nelson fell

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Attributed to William Anderson (1757-1837)
View of the Battle of Trafalgar at 4 o'clock on the afternoon 21st Oct 1805 when Nelson fell
inscribed as title (centre)
pen and grey ink and grey wash, unframed
5¼ x 15¾in. (13.5 x 40cm.)

Provenance

Admiral von Donop and thence by descent to the present owner.

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Lot Essay

It has been suggested that this is a contemporary account of the Battle of Trafalgar. However, it is more likely to be a preparatory sketch that would have been worked up at a later stage into an oil painting.

Rear-Admiral Edward Pelham Brenton von Donop joined the Royal Navy in 1827, was made Captain in 1855, and appointed Rear-Admiral (Ret'd.) in 1873.

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