Portrait plaque

Portrait plaque depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson.Oval plaste plaque depicting Nelson after John de Vare 1798. It is in white on a black background, the subject half-length, profile facing left, in uniform. The plaque is in a black, turned wooden frame which is glazed. Inscribed on the everse; 'Original modelled by Flaxman Tassie...'

Object Details

ID: OBJ0622
Type: Portrait plaque
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Tassie, William
Date made: 1798
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 160 mm x 130 mm x 45 mm