Victory at Copenhagen

Aquatint and line etching from the series Record of British Naval Valour published by Edward Orme, 1817.

Dimensions: 2 5/8 " diameter approx

One from a series of twelve discs originally contained within a circular bronzed box of medal form decorated with a portrait of Nelson on the obverse and Britannia on the reverse.

A scarce depiction of the battle fought on 2 April 1801 - a desperate slogging match between the English and 'our brothers the Danes' - and the occasion of the famous telescope incident when Nelson claimed the 'right to be blind sometimes'.

£125.00 framed