“Horatio Nelson: Life and Loves” a talk by Dr James Taylor
During the talk we will discover the extraordinary life of Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) through period paintings, drawings and prints. Nelson was a charismatic and complex character who met his premature death on the deck of HMS Victory on 21 October 1805 at the age of 47. Nelson was admired by his men afloat, but he was lampooned ashore for his relationship with Lady Emma Hamilton.
James is a former curator of pictures at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, an exhibition organiser, author and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.