Portret van een adelborst, waarschijnlijk admiraal Nelson, RP-P-1900-A-22137, Hilmar Johannes Backer, between 1814 and 1845

Identification title(s): portrait of a midshipman, probably admiral nelson. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1900-a-22137. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: the sitter is standing on a ship and hangs over the edge of a lowered sail with the wind at his back. He has binoculars in his hand. Below the portrait the words: the midshipman. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: anonymous, printer: hilmar johannes backer (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: dordrecht. Dating: 1814 - 1845. Physical characteristics: lithography on chine collé. Material: paper chine collé technique: lithography (technique). Dimensions: top: h 243 mm × w 160 mmexplanationa midshipman is a naval officer in training. Subject: what: historical persons sailing binoculars, spy-glass, etc. Who: horatio nelson (duke of bronte). Acquisition: purchase 27-dec-1900. Date: between 1814 and 1845.