The Battle of Trafalgar (Stanfield)

The Battle of Trafalgar
ArtistClarkson Stanfield
Year1836
MediumOil on canvas, history painting
Dimensions270 cm × 480 cm (110 in × 190 in)
LocationUnited Service Club, London

The Battle of Trafalgar is an 1836 history painting by the British artist Clarkson Stanfield.[1] It depicts the 1805 naval Battle of Trafalgar in which the Royal Navy led by Horatio Nelson defeated a combined Franco-Spanish fleet during the Napoleonic Wars. The painting was commissioned by the United Service Club and represented a major milestone in Clarkson's career.[2]

The work was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1836. An engraving based on Stanfield's work was produced by William Miller, a copy of which is held by the National Maritime Museum.[3]

References

  1. ^ Harrington p.113
  2. ^ Tracy p.351
  3. ^ https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-137073

Bibliography

  • Harrington, Peter. British Artists and War: The Face of Battle in Paintings and Prints, 1700-1914. Greenhill Books, 1993.
  • Tracy, Nicholas. Britannia’s Palette: The Arts of Naval Victory. McGill-Queen's Press, 2007.
  • Van der Merwe, Pieter & Took, Roger. The Spectacular career of Clarkson Stanfield. Tyne and Wear County Council Museums, 1979.
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