Lord Nelson

From the Portrait Recently Presented by the Sultan of Turkey to the National Portrait Gallery.

Wood engraving,  after the painting by Leonardo Guzzardi, published in The Graphic, 16 June 1888.

Image size: 11 7/8" x 8 1/2", plus caption and margins. 

Generally good condition throughout , image fresh and bright, margins lightly stained and mottled with ragged edges, not affecting image

'The original portrait of Lord Nelson was painted for him by Leonardo Guzzardi, of Palermo, in 1799. Nelson is shown wearing the aigrette, [the chelengk] consisting of an artificial plume covered with pearls, which was given to him by the Grand Seignior Selim III, after the Battle of the Nile, and the portrait was presented by Lord Nelson to the Sultan in return for the latter's gift. It is a copy of this picture which the Sultan has just presented to the National Portrait Gallery.'

£25.00 unmounted, unframed.