The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 This is Turner’s only work by ‘royal command’ and the largest and most publicly controversial painting of his career. George IV gave him the commission late in 1822 on the advice of Sir Thomas Lawrence, President of the Royal Academy.

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 The finished painting contains a number of incidents from different times during the battle. The falling mast, is perhaps an allusion to the dying Nelson, while code flags spell out ‘d-u-t-y’, both the last word of Nelson’s signal to the British fleet at the start of the battle, and one of the last ...

The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement that took place on 21 October 1805 between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815). [5]As part of Napoleon's plans to invade the United Kingdom, the French and Spanish fleets combined to take control of the ...

Jan 25, 2018 · Painting in both oil and watercolour he specialised in shipping, coastal and river scenes, making regular visits to Italy, France and Holland and painting many Venetian views in the 1830s and Dutch scenes in the 1840s. He was commissioned to paint the Battle of Trafalgar in 1836, for the United Services Club in Pall Mall, London, where it still ...

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805: End of the Action An action during the Napoleonic War, 1803-15. On 15 September 1805 Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson re-hoisted his flag in the 'Victory', 100 guns, at Portsmouth and sailed to join Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood and re-assume command of the Mediterranean fleet off Cadiz on 28 September.

On the cusp of noon, 21st October 1805, the famous flag signal 'England expects that every man will do his duty' was hoisted by Admiral Nelson to commence the highly anticipated battle. Taking place in Cape Trafalgar, just off Cadiz in south-west Spain, Napoleon's wish for France to establish naval superiority over Britain was to be tested.

The Battle of Trafalgar is an 1836 history painting by the British artist Clarkson Stanfield. [1] It depicts the 1805 naval Battle of Trafalgar in which the Royal Navy led by Horatio Nelson defeated a combined Franco-Spanish fleet during the Napoleonic Wars.The painting was commissioned by the United Service Club and represented a major milestone in Clarkson's career.

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805.Oil on canvas (1822–1824), 2615 x 3685 mm. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 is a painting of 1822 by the British artist J. M. W. Turner.It was commissioned by King George IV as a part of a series of works to decorate three state reception rooms in St James's Palace and link the Hanoverian dynasty ...

Another painting by Thomas Luny depicting this event is in the collection of the Mariners Museum in Newport News, Virginia, dated 1806. While a third Luny painting of ‘The Battle of Trafalgar’, signed and dated 1826, is held in the Royal Navy Museum, Portsmouth.

'Battle of Trafalgar' by Robert Strickland Thomas (1787-1853) shows the naval battle which took place during the Napoleonic Wars on 21 October 1805. ... Robert Strickland Thomas took up painting to supplement his income at times when he was on half pay. He became Master’s Mate in the sloop ‘Brisk’ (1807-13), before joining the frigate ...