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Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1758-1805
Miniature painting depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), head and shoulders, in uniform, facing slightly right. He wears rear-admiral's undress uniform, the star and ribbon of the Bath and one Naval gold medal. The miniature is painted on ivory in a glazed gold frame with a compartment at the back lined with silk to contain a lock of hair or other memento. It is a copy of the 1800 miniature by Robert Bowyer.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0385 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Miniature painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bowyer, Robert; Bowyer, after Robert |
| Date made: | Early 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 100 x 70 x 10 mm |