A WAX RELIEF PORTRAIT OF NELSON BY CATHERINE ANDRAS 1805 the 3in. bust-length image modelled in light-brown wax, signed and dated under the epaulette C. Andras 1805, mounted on black and contained within a period gilt frame with domed glass -- 6¼in. (16cm.) high Catherine Andras together with her adoptive father, Robert Bowyer and John Whichelo were the last three artists to capture Nelson at Merton in September 1805. Andras's profile was immediately popular and drew praise from Lady Hamilton, and the Dean & Chapter of Westminster Abbey commissioned their life-size wax effigy to compete with Nelson's tomb at St. Paul's as a direct consequence. The profile was also much imitated by other artists, such as Tassie, for use on medallions.
A WAX RELIEF PORTRAIT OF NELSON BY CATHERINE ANDRAS 1805 the 3in. bust-length image modelled in light-brown wax, signed and dated under the epaulette C. Andras 1805, mounted on black and contained within a period gilt frame with domed glass -- 6¼in. (16cm.) high Catherine Andras together with her adoptive father, Robert Bowyer and John Whichelo were the last three artists to capture Nelson at Merton in September 1805. Andras's profile was immediately popular and drew praise from Lady Hamilton, and the Dean & Chapter of Westminster Abbey commissioned their life-size wax effigy to compete with Nelson's tomb at St. Paul's as a direct consequence. The profile was also much imitated by other artists, such as Tassie, for use on medallions.
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