most awful and grand that can be conceived. In a moment the hull burst into a cloud of smoke and fire. A column of vivid flame shot up to an enormous height in the atmosphere and terminated by expanding into an immense globe, representing for a few seconds, a prodigious tree in flames, specked with many dark spots, which the pieces of timber and bodies of men occasioned while they were suspended in the clouds." Achille in art Achille is featured on The Battle of Trafalgar by J. M. W. Turner. A scale model is on display in Paris at the Musée de la Marine. The rescue of a female member of her crew named Jeannette after the explosion was the inspiration for the coloured engraving Anecdote At the Battle of Trafalgar. It was engraved by M Dubourg and coloured by William Heath. References External links About Nelson site Ships of the line of the French Navy Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean Téméraire-class ships of the line Maritime incidents in 1805 Naval magazine explosions 1804 ships