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Creator:
Benjamin West, 1738–1820
Title:
The Apotheosis of Nelson
Former Title(s):

Project for a Monument, 'The Apotheosis of Nelson', signed and dated 1807

Project for the Monument of the Apotheosis of Lord Nelson

Project for a Monument…

Sketch for a Monument to Lord Nelson
Date:
1807
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
39 1/2 x 29 inches (100.3 x 73.7 cm), Frame: 44 x 34 x 4 1/2 inches (111.8 x 86.4 x 11.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Signed and dated in black paint, lower left: "B. West 1807."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.109
Classification:
Paintings
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Link to Frame:
B1977.14.109FR
Subject Terms:
admiral | allegory | architectural subject | babies | cannon | cannonballs | cherubs | children | columns (architectural elements) | costume | death | divine | engraving (incising) | flags | hero | laurel | lifting | lion | memorial | men | military art | monument | mythology | painting (visual work) | raising (lifting) | relief (sculpture) | sculpture | sea | shelf | ships | soldiers | sword | triumph | trompe-l'oeil | women
Access:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:446
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