Lord Nelson Gallery

HMS Victory, Flags and Nelson Quote

An illustration of Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship, the HMS Victory with signal flags on display and firing a broadside, set below a depiction of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom and St. George's Ensign (White ensign) and the Coat of Arms of the British Royal Family and Nelson's most famous quote: "England expects that every man will do his duty." Date: 1900

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Vintage colour lithograph of HMS Victory

Vintage colour lithograph from 1872 of HMS Victory a first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765, most famous as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar. She is the oldest naval ship still in commission, and now sits in dry dock in Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom as a museum ship

© Duncan Walker

London, England - Cleopatras Needle

London, England - Cleopatra's Needle - View along Curve of the river towards needle. . Part of Box 177 Boswell collection - Round about London. The London needle is in the City of Westminster, on the Victoria Embankment near the Golden Jubilee Bridges. It is close to the Embankment underground station. It was presented to the United Kingdom in 1819 by the ruler of Egypt and Sudan Muhammad Ali, in commemoration of the victories of Lord Nelson at the Battle of the Nile and Sir Ralph Abercromby at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801. Date: circa 1897

© The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans