Portrait plaque

Portrait plaque depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A relief depicting Nelson carved in an oval recess beow the surface of an ivory panel. The subject is shown half-length facing three-quarters left. The uniform is inaccurate. The plaque is mounted in an ebony frame with a prop at the back.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0613
Type: Portrait plaque
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1905 ?
People: Nelson, Horatio; Queen Mary, Consort of King George V
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 115 mm x 90 mm x 30 mm