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[Lord Nelson] Emma, Lady Hamilton

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
[Lord Nelson] Emma, Lady Hamilton
<Our item number 131824><B>[Lord Nelson] Emma, Lady Hamilton.</B> &#40;1765-1815&#41; Best known as the mistress of Lord Nelson. Sheet Music signed &#34;Lady Hamilton / July 19, 1801 [or 07]&#34; at top right corner, 12½&#34; x 9¼&#34;, n.p. The music is &#34;Hannam&#39;s Collection of Dances &c.&#34; The music is matted with an image of Emma and framed to an overall size of 17&#34; x 20¾&#34;. Emma was the wife of the British ambassador to Naples when she met Nelson; she became as reviled by the English public as Nelson &#40;who abandoned his wife for her&#41; was revered. After his death in 1805 at Trafalgar, the codicil to his will which included Emma was ignored, and she lived and died in poverty. They had a daughter, Horatia. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;300 - 500. <BR><BR>Our item number 131824<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/45jpegs/131824.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>