The Battle of Trafalgar . The painting combines events from several times during the battle. Nelson's famous signal 'England ' flies from the Victory (11:50); the top-mizzenmast falls (13:00); the Achille is on fire in the background (late afternoon) and the Redoutable sinks in the foreground (following day). Turner shows the Victory flying her signal flags from the main-mast, although in actuality they would have been flown from the mizzen-mast and were replaced with the signal for 'engage the enemy more closely' once the battle commenced. 1822. 1208 Turner, The Battle of Trafalg

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The Battle of Trafalgar . The painting combines events from several times during the battle. Nelson's famous signal 'England ' flies from the Victory (11:50); the top-mizzenmast falls (13:00); the Achille is on fire in the background (late afternoon) and the Redoutable sinks in the foreground (following day). Turner shows the Victory flying her signal flags from the main-mast, although in actuality they would have been flown from the mizzen-mast and were replaced with the signal for 'engage the enemy more closely' once the battle commenced. 1822. 1208 Turner, The Battle of Trafalgar (1822)

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Size: 2663px × 1877px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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