The Battle of Trafalgar (Stanfield)
| The Battle of Trafalgar | |
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| Artist | Clarkson Stanfield |
| Year | 1836 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 270 cm × 480 cm (110 in × 190 in) |
| Location | United Service Club, London |
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.[2]
The work was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1836. An engraving based on Stanfield's work was produced by William Miller, a copy of which is held by the National Maritime Museum.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Harrington p.113
- ^ Tracy p.351
- ^ https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-137073
Bibliography
[edit]- Harrington, Peter. British Artists and War: The Face of Battle in Paintings and Prints, 1700-1914. Greenhill Books, 1993.
- Tracy, Nicholas. Britannia’s Palette: The Arts of Naval Victory. McGill-Queen's Press, 2007.
- Van der Merwe, Pieter & Took, Roger. The Spectacular career of Clarkson Stanfield. Tyne and Wear County Council Museums, 1979.
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