Portrait plaque

Portrait plaque depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A small pink wax profile of Nelson in uniform facing left. It is mounted on blue glass and framed in a circular wooden frame painted black with a suspension ring.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0646
Type: Portrait plaque
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 25 mm x 135 mm