Glass and ivory picture

Glass picture commemorating the Battle of the Nile, 1798. It comprises a circular glass dome which is painted on the reverse with a warship on the left and two boats to its right. This covers a painted battle scene with 'ADML NELSONS VICTORY' inscribed on the sky above. In the centre are the remains of the Flench flagship 'L'Orient' and on the right the stern of Nelson's flagship inscribed 'VANGUARD'. The glass has a border of gold, white, pink and black. The whole is held in a turned soapstone frame with a suspension ring.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0406
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Glass and ivory picture
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798
Vessels: Vanguard 1787 (HMS)
Date made: After 1798; circa 1835
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 20 x 125 mm