The Apotheosis of Nelson; Benjamin West; 1738-1820; American; active in Britain (from 1763); 1807; Oil on canvas; Support (PTG): 39 1/2 x 29 inches (100.3 x 73.7 cm); admiral; allegory; architectural subject; babies; cannon; cannonballs; cherubs; children; columns (architectural elements); costume; death; divine; engraving (incising); flags; hero; laurel; lifting; lion; memorial; men; military art; monument; mythology; painting (visual work); raising (lifting); relief (sculpture); sculpture; sea; shelf; ships; soldiers; sword; triumph; trompe-l'oeil; women