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.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0357
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