Very few people were allowed inside the world that William Beckford created at Fonthill Abbey, but in 1800 a famous Christmas party took place for a small group, including Beckford's second cousin, Sir William Hamilton, his wife Emma and her lover, the hero Nelson. Discovered in a garden behind Great Pulteney Street this bust is possibly by the sculptor Lucius Gahagan who worked frequently in Bath and for whom Nelson sat on several occasions.
Bust of Horatio Nelson, Beckford's Tower
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