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Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
Statuette of Nelson on a plinth of marbled wood. Nelson is shown full-length, holding a telescope and wearing a sword but without a hat, queue, and in an inaccurate uniform. The figure stands on a circular base with a supporting rock behind the left leg, on which the left hand is resting. There are two inscriptions 'RI [CHARD?] INSBURGER' and 'NELSON'.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0506 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Statuette |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Insburger, R. |
| Date made: | Late 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio; Queen Mary, Consort of King George V |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 450 mm x 175 mm x 170 mm |