Portrait plaque

Portrait plaque depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A brass oval plaque depicting the head of Nelson, in relief, facing left in uniform. It is inscribed: 'NELSON OF THE NILE.'

Object Details

ID: OBJ0623
Type: Portrait plaque
Display location: Not on display
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798
Date made: After 1798
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 152 mm x 115 mm x 10 mm