Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Blagdon, Francis William, 1778-1819
Title:
Orme's Graphic history of the life, exploits, and death of Horatio Nelson : Viscount and Baron Nelson of the Nile, and of Burnham-Thorpe in the county of Norfolk : Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough in the said county : Knight of the most honourable order of the Bath : Vice-Admiral of the White Squadron of the Fleet : also, Duke of Bronte in Sicily : Knight Grand Cross of the Sicilian Order of St. Ferdinand and of Merit : Member of the Ottoman Order of the Crescent : and Knight Grand Commander of the Order of St. Joachim : embellished with a series of engravings, illustrative of his heroic achievements / the memoirs by Francis William Blagdon, Esq.
Alternate Title(s):
Graphic history of the life, exploits, and death of Horatio Nelson
Published / Created:
London : Printed for, published and sold by Edward Orme, 59, Bond-Street, the corner of Brook Street and by Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster-Row, [1806]
Physical Description:
[3], 66 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Illustrations by James Godby, William Pickett, John Swaine, J. Clark, H. Merke, J. R.Hamble; after J. Clark, W. M. Craig, J. M. W. Turner, William Orme. Some printed by J. G. Barnard, 51, Snow-Hill.
Subject Terms:
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758–1805. | Great Britain -- History, Naval.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints. | Stipple engravings. | Hand coloring.
Contributors:
Blagdon, Francis William, 1778–1819. | Godby, James, 1767–1849, engraver. | Pickett, William, 1792–1820, engraver. | Swaine, John, 1775–1860, engraver. | Clark, J., fl. 1789–1830, engraver. | Merke, Henri, engraver. | Hamble, J. R., engraver. | Craig, William Marshall, 1763 or 1764–1829, ill. | Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851, ill. | Orme, William, ill. | Tresham, Henry, 1749?-1814.