Monument to Viscount Nelson
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Monument to Viscount Nelson
Monument to Viscount Nelson
Reference
/ 84 (Collage 10086)
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Guildhall Art Gallery: Permanent Collection
Description
Monument to Horatio, Viscount Nelson; on the top half of the monument is an allegorical figure of Britannia sitting on a lion's back, holding a bas-relief sculpture of Nelson. To her right reclines Neptune, holding his trident. On the bottom half of the monument is a bas-relief marine scene flanked by two bare chested figures.
Monument to Horatio, Viscount Nelson; on the top half of the monument is an allegorical figure of Britannia sitting on a lion's back, holding a bas-relief sculpture of Nelson. To her right reclines Neptune, holding his trident. On the bottom half of the monument is a bas-relief marine scene flanked by two bare chested figures.
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