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81. Jack and his father under the colonnade, by Clarkson Stanfield.
*Jack and his father under the colonnade, by Clarkson Stanfield. Tom Saunders, nicknamed 'Poor Jack', with his father, a Greenwich Pensioner, who had lost his leg at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. They are...
82. A mid on half-pay.
*A mid on half-pay. In times of war, the Royal Navy expanded to meet Britain's defence requirements. In peacetime, the navy's size reduced and many men had to survive...
83. A perspective view of the Admiralty Office, the New Buildings for the Horse Guards, Whitehall, & c. Plate 12.
*A perspective view of the Admiralty Office, the New Buildings for the Horse Guards, Whitehall, & c. Plate 12. A view of Whitehall.
84. A tribute to the memory of the late Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson.
*A tribute to the memory of the late Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson. This print shows the bust of Nelson being crowned by Fame, with figures in classical dress mourning and writing his memorial.
85. A view of the funeral procession by water from Greenwich to Whitehall Stairs, January 8 1806, with the body of the great naval hero Admiral Lord Nelson.
*A view of the funeral procession by water from Greenwich to Whitehall Stairs, January 8 1806, with the body of the great naval hero Admiral Lord Nelson. A view of the funeral procession by water from Greenwich to Whitehall Stairs, 8 January 1806 with the body of the great naval hero Admiral Lord...
86. A sailor's observation on the lamented death of Lord Nelson.
*A sailor's observation on the lamented death of Lord Nelson. This contemporary caricature captures the grief felt by ordinary sailors when they heard the news of Nelson's death. The sailor on the right is...
87. A private of the Royal Marines.
*A private of the Royal Marines. Royal Marines were sometimes nicknamed lobsters on account of their red tunics. They were used to keep order on ships, guard dock installations,...
88. A perspective view of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich.
*A perspective view of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich. A slightly different view of the Royal Hospital Greenwich, after a work by William Fabian, c. 1830. In this 'perspective view', the buildings are as...
89. England expects every man to do his duty! Nelson explaining to the officers the plan of attack previous to the Battle of Trafalgar.
*England expects every man to do his duty! Nelson explaining to the officers the plan of attack previous to the Battle of Trafalgar. An engraving with Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson explaining to his officers the plan of attack before the Battle of Trafalgar. It proved to be the...
90. Equality or a sailor's prayer before battle. Anecdote of the Battle of Trafalgar.
*Equality or a sailor's prayer before battle. Anecdote of the Battle of Trafalgar. The distribution of prize money was a source of grievance to many sailors in the 18th and early 19th centuries. When a ship captured an enemy vessel...
 
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