DeathofNelsonDevis.jpg

Summary

Arthur William Devis : The Death of Nelson, 21 October 1805 wikidata:Q7729442 reasonator:Q7729442
Artist
Arthur William Devis (1762–1822) wikidata:Q4800678
Alternative names
W. Devis; A. W. Devis; Devis; A.W. Devis
Description British painter
English painter of history paintings and portraits . He was appointed draughtsman in a voyage projected by the East India Company in 1783, under Captain Henry Wilson , in which he was wrecked on the Pelew Islands before proceeding to Canton and thence to Bengal . He painted portraits and historical subjects, sixty-five of which he exhibited (1779–1821) at the Royal Academy .
Date of birth/death 10 August 1762 Edit this at Wikidata 11 February 1822 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q4800678
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Title
The Death of Nelson, 21 October 1805 Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"The Death of Nelson, 21 October 1805 Edit this at Wikidata "
label QS:Len,"The Death of Nelson, 21 October 1805 Edit this at Wikidata "
label QS:Lfr,"La Mort de Nelson, le 21 octobre 1805"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre history painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
The Death of Nelson, 21 October 1805
Depicted people Horatio Nelson Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1805
date QS:P571,+1805-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 195.6 cm (77 in) Edit this at Wikidata ; width: 261.6 cm (102.9 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+195.6U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+261.6U174728
institution QS:P195,Q7374509
Current location
Royal Museums Greenwich
Accession number
BHC2894 ( Royal Museums Greenwich ) Edit this at Wikidata
References
Source/Photographer http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/nelson/viewObject.cfm?ID=BHC2894


  • Revd Scott, Nelson's chaplain, rubbing his chest to help relieve the pain
  • Victory's purser Walter Burke, supporting the pillow.
  • Nelson’s steward, Chevalier, looking towards Beatty, ship's surgeon
  • Beatty, who feels Nelson’s pulse and is about to pronounce him dead.
  • Captain Hardy, standing behind him - not actually present at the moment of death
  • Midshipman Collingwood and Lieutenant Yule (rear left and left), with a pile of captured enemy flags being brought in by a seaman
  • Guitano, Nelson’s valet, standing in right profile in front of Collingwood, holding a glass from which Nelson took his last sips of water
  • ‘Victory's' carpenter, Mr Bunce, stands on the far right above Bligh
  • Lieutenant George Miller Bligh, the dazed and wounded figure far right, below Bunce
  • Assistant Surgeon Neil Smith seated far right

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