Picture
Silhouette picture perhaps depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). An oval, silk-lined red leather case containing a silhouette protrait painted on the reverse of black-edged glass. It depicts a young man in a cocked hat facing profile left, shown half length with long loose hair. The portrait has a gilt border in the form of a wreath. The case has a hinged lid, closed by a hook.
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0357 |
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Type: | Picture |
Display location: | Not on display |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 80 mm x 70 mm x 20 mm |