Bust

A Parian ware bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) on a round socle after the marble bust by John Flaxman. He is depicted in rear-admiral's full-dress uniform with the stars of the orders of the Crescent, St Ferdinand and the Bath wearing the Naval gold medals for St Vincent and the Nile with a thrird impressed 'NILE 1 AUGUST 1789'). The maker's name is impressed on the reverse.

Object Details

ID: AAA5968
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Bust
Display location: Not on display
Creator: W. T. Copeland & Sons Ltd; W. T. Copeland & Sons Ltd
Date made: After 1847
People: Nelson, Horatio; Flaxman, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 295 x 205 x 110 mm
Parts: Bust