Funeral effigy of Lord Nelson, Westminster Abbey, London, 1945-1980. Artist: Eric de Maré

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Funeral effigy of Lord Nelson, Westminster Abbey, London, 1945-1980. Photograph taken 1945-1980 of a detail of the wax funerary effigy of Lord Nelson (died 1805), stored in the museum at Westminster. Such effigies were modelled during life or shortly after death.

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Photo credit: © Reproduced by permission of Historic England/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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