Portrait plaque

Portrait plaque depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Plaster relief shown in profile in uniform, facing left. The figure is coloured white on frosted glass with a green background. It is mounted in an oval wooden frame. Signed: 'Tassie F. 1805' on the base. 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON DIED IN THE GLORIOUS BATTLE OFF TRAFALGAR OCT 21 1805' (on truncation).

Object Details

ID: OBJ0581
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. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 185 mm x 140 mm x 25 mm
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