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Portrait Of Horatio Nelson Attributed To Lemuel Abbott
Circa 1790

$348,500List Price

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Attributed to Lemuel Abbott 1760-1803 English Portrait of Horatio Nelson Oil on canvas This previously unknown portrait is an important discovery in British Naval history. In Admiral Lord Nelson's illustrious and well-studied life, there existed a "silent period" spanning 16 years during which no known portraits of Nelson existed. The discovery of this 1790 portrait, rendered just before his reentry into the Navy, is a significant development for Nelson scholars, adding new insight into the leader's life prior to his legendary command as Admiral of the British Navy. Almost certainly painted by Lemuel Abbott, the official portraitist of Admiral Nelson, the rendering depicts the naval titan in casual dress. This is one of the two final depictions of Nelson before he acquired the war-inflicted injuries that marked his later years. In 1790, Britain was at peace, and Lord Nelson found himself residing in Burnham Thorpe with his newlywed wife, Frances. Having served with great distinction in South America and the West Indies, he garnered much local acclaim. Yet, the uncertainty of returning to the sea weighed heavily on his mind. At the age of thirty, he lived the life of a country gentleman managing his estate. Only one other much smaller portrait of Nelson in civilian attire exists, a much smaller rendering from 1800 currently held at the National Portrait Gallery. Compelling and atmospheric, the oil on canvas offers viewers a rare glimpse into the visage of a youthful and resolute Nelson, a man driven by an unwavering desire to forge his reputation in the art of naval warfare. This portrait had long been believed by the Nelson family to portray Edmund Nelson, Horatio Nelson's father. When connoisseur Jeremy Knight acquired this treasure directly from the Nelson family, he postulated that the work actually depicted the famed Admiral and not his father, as it was painted around 1790, and the elder Edmund Nelson would have been 68 years old at that time. Knight then hired the renowned Nelson scholar Martin Downer, the former Sotheby's expert and author of the bestselling books Nelson's Purse and Nelson's Lost Jewel, to confirm his hunch. It has now been confirmed by Martin Downer that this portrait is the missing painting of the future Admiral himself. This artwork will be discussed in British historian Flora Fraser's forthcoming publication. Other portraits of the heroic leader are held in esteemed museum collections, including the aforementioned National Portrait Gallery in London, the National Maritime Museum Greenwich in London, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. and the collection at Versailles. Circa 1790 Canvas: 30" high x 20" wide Frame: 39 3/4" high x 30 3/8" wide Provenance: Private collection of Dorothea Scrivener (1761-1831), Yoxfold, Suffolk Private collection, Rev. Dr. John Bishop, Bishop of Salisbury (1748-1825) By descent in Fisher family Private collection, Cambridge M.S. Rau, New Orleans

Attributed to:
Lemuel Abbott (1760 - 1803, English)
Creation Year:
Circa 1790
Dimensions:
Height: 39.75 in (100.97 cm)Width: 34.33 in (87.2 cm)Depth: 3.25 in (8.26 cm)
Medium:
Canvas,Oil
Movement & Style:
Academic
Period:
18th Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
New Orleans, LA
Reference Number:
Seller: 31-81441stDibs: LU18613552202

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