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Portrait plaque
Portrait plaque depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A cast of the Thomas Webb Trafalgar medallion in red wax. It has a relief profile of Nelson, bare-shouldered, facing left. Legend: 'HOR . VICECOM . NELSON OB PATRIAM PVGNANDO MORT . OCT XXI . MDCCCV.' (Died fighting for his country.) is placed under glass, in a circular metal mount. This is set in a rectangular wooden frame painted black.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0652 |
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| 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: 130 mm x 100 mm x 10 mm |
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