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Lot 80

[COPPER ENGRAVING]. [NELSON, Lord Horatio (1758-1805), subj...

Estimate: $700 - $1,500

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[COPPER ENGRAVING]. [NELSON, Lord Horatio (1758-1805), subject]. The Right Honourable Lord Viscount Nelson. London: R. Bowyer, 1809. Rare full-length copperplate engraving of a standing portrait of Nelson after a painting by Robert Bowyer, engraved by W. Bromley. Sight approximately 26 x 16 ??. Matted and framed under glass. Frame size approximately 36 x 26 ??. Print toned, several visible creases or tears, some occasional scuffing. Near fine. The detail is markedly crisp which attests to the superior quality of the printing. Not examined out of frame.