Miniature painting

Miniature painting depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). It is painted in watercolour on ivory. Sitter's head and shoulders shown, wearing uniform, no hat, facing three-quarters right. The miniature is in a silk-lined oval leather case, the front and back have become detached.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0386
Type: Miniature painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Abbott, Lemuel Francis
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 80 mm x 70 mm x 15 mm
Parts: Miniature painting