Portrait plaque

Portrait plaque depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A plaster profile depicting Nelson facing left after the Wedgwood plaque modelled by John de Vaere. The plaster is pink with a brown surface. It is mounted on a glass background with a rectangular gilt surround, in a rectangular wood frame, painted black with an acorn finial.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0651
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: 175 mm x 135 mm x 20 mm