Nelson engaging the Bear

Copper engraving, signed Gregory. A plate from Frederick Lloyd's An Accurate and Impartial Life of the Late Lord Viscount Nelson. Printed and published by J. Fowler, Ormskirk, 1806.

Size of paper: 4 7/8" x 8 1/8"

Generally good condition for its age. Time spotting and general discolouration to paper as expected.

An exceedingly scarce print engraved in a pleasingly naive manner, originally issued for a life of Nelson aimed at the popular market. The ephemeral nature of the original publication has meant that few of these engravings have survived.

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