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| Life-sized Nelson bust unveiled | |
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| A bust of Lord Nelson has been unveiled to mark the 250th anniversary of the British naval hero's birth. | |
| The life-size bronze is on show in the historic wardroom, the officers' mess, at HMS Nelson, Portsmouth Naval Base. | |
| Among those at the ceremony were Nelson's oldest living descendant, Anna Tribe, and Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral Alan Massey. | |
| The bust was created by sculptor Robert Hornyold-Strickland after being commissioned by an anonymous donor. | The bust was created by sculptor Robert Hornyold-Strickland after being commissioned by an anonymous donor. |
| 'Fitting tribute' | 'Fitting tribute' |
| Mr Hornyold-Strickland wanted a realistic representation of Nelson as he looked at the time of the Battle of Trafalgar, rather than the classic image which appears in many paintings and sculptures. | Mr Hornyold-Strickland wanted a realistic representation of Nelson as he looked at the time of the Battle of Trafalgar, rather than the classic image which appears in many paintings and sculptures. |
| He therefore based his work on a life mask of Nelson produced in Vienna in 1800. | He therefore based his work on a life mask of Nelson produced in Vienna in 1800. |
| "Having satisfied myself that the mask was the best likeness I could get, I used it to depict Nelson a few years later, on the eve of Trafalgar in 1805," he said. | "Having satisfied myself that the mask was the best likeness I could get, I used it to depict Nelson a few years later, on the eve of Trafalgar in 1805," he said. |
| Vice Adm Massey said: "It is a fitting tribute to Vice Admiral Lord Nelson and I am particularly pleased that it will find a home in HMS Nelson's wardroom." | Vice Adm Massey said: "It is a fitting tribute to Vice Admiral Lord Nelson and I am particularly pleased that it will find a home in HMS Nelson's wardroom." |
| Horatio Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, and died during the victory at the Battle of Trafalgar against the combined French and Spanish fleets. | Horatio Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, and died during the victory at the Battle of Trafalgar against the combined French and Spanish fleets. |