'Ld. Nelson receiving his Death Wound' RMG PU5754

'Ld. Nelson receiving his Death Wound'
A naïve print showing the death of Nelson on the deck of the ‘Victory’. Nelson is portrayed in the centre having just received the fatal shot. A sailor prepares to catch him as he swoons. To the right an officer clutching a sword rushes forward. Two other sailors can be seen manning a cannon on the left. On the poop deck two soldiers aim their rifles towards the enemy. This simplistic image conveys the story of the fatal wounding of Nelson in a plain way, with the wheel, fire buckets and deck reduced to a schematic design.
Printed a year after Nelson’s death, it was one of many similar images reproduced cheaply in great numbers for a mass market. See also PAI5304, ‘Neptune drawn by Sea Horses, and preceded by Tritons bearing Emblematic Devices, Supporting his favourite Son Admiral Lord Nelson, in his Last Moments.’

'Ld. Nelson receiving his Death Wound'