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The Battle of Trafalgar by J. M. W. Turner (oil on canvas, 1822– 1824)

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 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.

Creator/Artist
Name	Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Date of birth/death	23 April 1775	19 December 1851
Location of birth/death	Deutsch: London English: London Français : Londres	English: Chelsea Deutsch: Chelsea bei London
Work location	English: London, several places throughout Britain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland Deutsch: London, verschiedene britische Landschaften, Italien, Deutschland, Schweiz Français : Londres, différents endroits de Grande-Bretagne, Italie, Allemagne, Suisse

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Background notes: HMS Victory (1765)

Deutsch: Die heute noch bestehende Victory ist bereits das fünfte Schiff der britisch königlichen Marine, das diesen Namen trägt.

English: HMS Victory is a 104-gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765.

Français : HMS Victory était le navire amiral de la flotte de Lord Nelson lors de la bataille de Trafalgar.

HMS Victory (1765)

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