Reverse glass mezzotint, "Neptune Drawn by Sea Horses, and preceded by

1806. (NELSON, HORATIO, VISCOUNT NELSON). Reverse glass mezzotint, Neptune Drawn by Sea Horses, and preceded by Tritons bearing Emblematic Devices, Supporting his Favorite Son Admiral Lord Nelson, in his Last Moments. London: Stampa & Son, March 14, 1806. Colored engraving, transferred to glass. 10 x 14 in. (sight), in a contemporary frame and undisturbed original wooden backing. Occasional loss of adhesion when held to raking light, one quarter-inch hole, else very good. Issued the year following Nelson's heroic death at the Battle of Trafalgar, the (truncated) print depicts Nelson--weak but ever elegant--slumping in a sea car drawn by seahorses while Neptune holds his hand and summons his Tritons, some of whom hold banners. At the left a nereid holds a cloth reading "Santissima Trinidad, Le Neptuno [&c.]--vessels captured at Trafalgar. Several vessels are in the background as well as a fort. (Inventory #: 14733)