Lot 146A: 19th C. Full-Length Portrait

Lot 146A: 19th C. Full-Length Portrait

Mixed media portrait of Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in full dress, white silk, blue cloth and paper hat, silver braid epaulets, sword hilt and medallions, standing on board a cutout print of a British war ship, holding a telescope, light watercolor background, bird’s-eye maple frame with gilt liner, (note: Admiral Nelson was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy), 11″ x 9 1/4″ (sight). 

Estimate: $300-400

Description

Mixed media portrait of Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in full dress, white silk, blue cloth and paper hat, silver braid epaulets, sword hilt and medallions, standing on board a cutout print of a British war ship, holding a telescope, light watercolor background, bird’s-eye maple frame with gilt liner, (note: Admiral Nelson was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy), 11″ x 9 1/4″ (sight). 

Estimate: $300-400