HMS Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire Size:L: 75 x 50cm 16th October 1984

16th October 1984

'It is not that a small bird sings With aught of warning voice And bids distrust Anointed kings

Holy Roman Emperor and Mary of Burgundy

Islington fire brigade

Half-length portrait in Royal Naval uniform against a background of sky and clouds

HMS Victory, Portsmouth, Hampshire Size:L: 75 x 50cm 16th October 1984HMS 'Victory', Portsmouth, Hampshire, 20th century. HMS 'Victory' was a first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765. She was Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The 'Victory' has been at Portsmouth since she was retired from service in 1812. In 1922 she was moved into dry dock for restoration.