BHC2879

Catherine Nelson (1725-1767) Long Caption: This is a late 19th century copy of a portrait by John Theodore Heins of Nelson's mother when she was 18, just before she met and married the Reverend Edmund Nelson, rector of a Norfolk congregation. A woman of firm character, she bore him eleven children, but her health was not strong. She died aged 42 when her son Horatio was nine, leaving him and his two elder and two younger brothers, and three sisters, to be brought up by their widowed father. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. We regret that Museum enquiries have not been able to identify the copyright holder and would welcome any information that would help us update our records. Please contact the Picture Library. Object: BHC2879 Artist: after John Theodore Heins Date: late 19th or early 20th century Medium: oil on canvas Size: 762 mm x 635 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.