Reverend Edmund Nelson, William Beechey, 1800

Portrait of edmund nelson (1722-1802), father of horatio nelson a half-length portrait facing right, wearing clerical bands and a plain black coat. The sitter was rector of burnham thorpe, norfolk, and the father of admiral lord nelson. This portrait was painted at the request of lady nelson during the sitter's last visits to her in london. The artist made it a rule that all his sitters except the king and royal family should come to him for their portraits to be painted. He broke the rule on this occasion in honour of nelson and out of deference to the age of the sitter. Object Type: painting. Date: 1800. Dimensions: height: 74.9 cm (29.4 in); width: 61 cm (24 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: National Maritime Museum.

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Author: William Beechey (1753–1839)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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portrait paintings of males by william beechey edmund nelson (priest)18th-century portrait paintings in the national maritime museum, london 18th-century oil portraits of men at half length all saints, burnham thorpe all saints, hilborough men facing right in art oil on canvas national maritime museum william beechey