AFTER JOHN HOPPNER | PORTRAIT OF HORATIO, 1ST VISCOUNT NELSON (1758–1805), FULL-LENGTH

In the current collection for at least three decades.

A reduced copy of the full-length portrait by John Hoppner in the Royal Collection (inv. no. RCIN 405901). The Royal Collection painting was commissioned in 1801 with sittings taken during Nelson's time in England in the summer of that year. It was intended for the Royal Academy, but actually remained with Hoppner for the rest of his life, allowing him to execute many versions, and numerous later copies also exist. The original painting is one of four full-length portraits of naval heroes acquired by George IV, two by Sir Joshua Reynolds and two by Hoppner.