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Pictured: Charlie Wallrock with the painting at Wick Antiques in Lymington.
A lost portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson's mistress Lady Hamilton has been unearthed in an antiques shop.
The painting by Richard Westall shows Emma Hamilton gazing over her left shoulder, with her right breast exposed from under a loose gown.
It is thought to have been painted in 1802, three years before Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar while defeating the combined French and Spanish fleets.
The painting in oil on canvas and mounted in a gold frame was taken to antique dealer in Lymington, Hants, by an eldelry woman who had owned it for years. It is now for sale for £85,000.
Pic: ZacharyCulpin/BNPS
Pictured: Charlie Wallrock with the painting at Wick Antiques in Lymington.
A lost portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson's mistress Lady Hamilton has been unearthed in an antiques shop.
The painting by Richard Westall shows Emma Hamilton gazing over her left shoulder, with her right breast exposed from under a loose gown.
It is thought to have been painted in 1802, three years before Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar while defeating the combined French and Spanish fleets.
The painting in oil on canvas and mounted in a gold frame was taken to antique dealer in Lymington, Hants, by an eldelry woman who had owned it for years. It is now for sale for £85,000.
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