Lot 33 · Old Masters Evening Sale
Portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), half-length, in rear-admiral's uniform, wearing the Star and Ribbon of the Bath and the Naval Gold Medal
Lemuel Francis Abbott · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $264,075–$396,112
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale , London · 2 December 2025
- Dimensions
- 29 7⁄8 x 24 ¾ in. (75.8 x 63 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3115357
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Lemuel Francis Abbott, Portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), half-length, in rear-admiral's uniform, wearing the Star and Ribbon of the Bath and the Naval Gold Medal. Christie's, 2 Dec 2025, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3115357.
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Lemuel Francis Abbott, Portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), half-length, in rear-admiral's uniform, wearing the Star and Ribbon of the Bath and the Naval Gold Medal. Christie's, 2 Dec 2025, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3115357.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemuel Francis Abbott | portrait of admiral horatio, first viscount nelson | $527,296 | Sotheby's, Oct 2005 | |
| Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | Portrait of William Baker, (1743-1824), three-quarter-length | Christie's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Lemuel Francis Abbott | Portrait of Henry Callender | Bonhams, Dec 2015 | ||
| George Romney | Portrait of Frances (née Puleston) Cooke (1765-1818) | Sotheby's, Feb 2024 | ||
| George Romney | Portrait of Mrs. Henrietta Smith (1735-1795), three-quarter- | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a. | self portrait | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a. | Portrait of Charlotte Grote, wearing a black dress and ribbo | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Sir Thomas Lawrence P.r.a. | Portrait of Elizabeth Blake, Lady Wallscourt (1805-1877), th | Christie's, Jul 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.