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Portrait plaque
Portrait plaque depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A vitreous paste white relief plaque of Lord Nelson in uniform facing towards the left, viewed in profile. Impressed on the truncation is: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON DIED IN THE GLORIOUS BATTLE OFF TRAFALGAR OCT. 21 1805'. Signed '. Signed 'Tassie F. 1805'. The plaque is mounted on glass with a blue background (previously beige) and an oval wooden frame with a suspension ring. Tassie's cameos were based on the profile by Catherine Andras.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0579 |
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| Type: | Portrait plaque |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Tassie, William |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 1805 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 200 x 145 x 30 mm |