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 : Nelson on leave at St. Omer, France 1784


Nelson on leave at St. Omer, France 1784

Captain Nelson, on half-pay during peacetime, decided it was economical to stay in France, in St. Omer near Dunkirtk. This was towards the end of 1874 and he stayed long enough to fall in love with the daughter of an English clergyman

Picture No
10221336
Media ID
46013138
Size
4033px x 6098px (6.8MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Drwan by R. Caton Woodville in The Illustrated London News', 21 October 1905, page 575
Date
1784

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