Admiral Lord Nelson at Trafalgar: A Fine Carved Ivory Brisé Fan, circa 1805-10, the central painted panel depicting Nelson, seated behind a stone bearing a drawing of canon and other weaponry, a cherub holding a crown of laurels above him, a lady to his right bearing a spear and shield, possibly Boudica, the winged goddess Fame (Pheme, personification of fame and renown) blowing her trumpet to the left, the sun shining and warships on the sea. The slender ivory guards are both carved, the recto
Admiral Lord Nelson at Trafalgar: A Fine Carved Ivory Brisé Fan, circa 1805-10, the central painted panel depicting Nelson, seated behind a stone bearing a drawing of canon and other weaponry, a cherub holding a crown of laurels above him, a lady to his right bearing a spear and shield, possibly Boudica, the winged goddess Fame (Pheme, personification of fame and renown) blowing her trumpet to the left, the sun shining and warships on the sea. The slender ivory guards are both carved, the recto
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