'1805-1905 Admiral Lord Nelson 'My Ships have Passed Away, But The Spirit of My Men Remains' Punch, October 18, 1905' RMG PT0098

'1805-1905 Admiral Lord Nelson 'My Ships have Passed Away, But The Spirit of My Men Remains' Punch, October 18, 1905'
A cartoon from the magazine, ‘Punch’, 18 October 1905, acknowledging the British debt to Nelson in the centenary week of his death. The artist shows Nelson standing on the shore of England, looking out over a fleet of British warships of the 1905 period. The image conveys the message that Nelson’s legacy remains even though the ships protecting Britain are no longer sailing vessels, and acknowledges the debt the contemporary navy and the nation still owe him. The artist was a draughtsman, illustrator and designer who from April 1867 regularly drew for ‘Punch’ over many years.

'Admiral Lord Nelson'