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Pierre-Nicolas Legrand de Lérant: The Apotheosis of Nelson   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Pierre-Nicolas Legrand de Lérant  (1758–1829)  wikidata:Q2093113
 
Alternative names
Pierre-Nicolas Sicot, known as Legrand de Lérant or de Sérant
Description French painter
Date of birth/death 29 March 1758 Edit this at Wikidata 11 May 1829 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Pont-l'Évêque Bern
Work location
Switzerland (1795–1829) Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q2093113
Title
The Apotheosis of Nelson
Description
English: Admiral Nelson, the British naval hero of the Napoleonic wars, was fatally wounded at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805). In this allegorical scene, Mars, the helmeted god of war, welcomes him onto Mount Olympus, the home of the ancient gods. Nelson's ascent is assisted by Poseidon, god of the seas, and Fame, depicted as a woman with wings, among others. Below, on the ship's deck, Britannia, the female personification of Great Britain, bids farewell to her greatest naval hero. At her feet are one of the Fates and grief-stricken members of the crew. This is a preparatory study for a painting exhibited in Bern (Switzerland) in 1818. It is one of the few surviving works by Legrand, whose career bridged the transition between the Neoclassical and Romantic styles.
Date circa 1818
date QS:P571,+1818-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions height: 56.1 cm (22 in); width: 44.2 cm (17.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,56.1U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,44.2U174728
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
37.205
Place of creation France
Object history
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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