Archivo: Turner, The Battle of Trafalgar (1822)

Description: The painting combines events from several times during the battle. Nelson's famous signal "England expects..." flies from the Victory (11:50); the top-mizzenmast falls (13:00); the Achille is on fire in the background (late afternoon) and the Redoutable sinks in the foreground (following day). Turner shows the Victory flying her signal flags from the main-mast, although in actuality they would have been flown from the en:mizzen-mast and were replaced with the signal for "engage the enemy more closely" once the battle commenced.
Title: The Battle of Trafalgar 
Credit: Downloaded from http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/images/700/BHC0565_700.jpg
Author: J. M. W. Turner
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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