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Portrait plaque
Portrait plaque depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A gilt metal plaque depicting Nelson, facing left in uniform. Behind him are trumpets, a laurel wreath, a gun, flags and a foul anchor. Brilliants have been set in the uniform (seven blue, one red). The plaque is inscribed: 'IN MEMORY OF THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN. ADML LORD NELSON OF THE NILE. APR. 2 1801.' The plaque is set in an oval black wooden mount with a suspension ring. On the reverse is written in pencil: 'Medallion in memory of the Battle of Copenhagen given by Admiral Lord Nelson to his friends.'
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0656 |
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| Type: | Portrait plaque |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | Early 19th century |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 160 mm x 125 mm x 15 mm |
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