Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)

Plaster profile relief of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, facing to viewer's left, mounted on a display backboard of tropical hardwood, possibly mahogany or similar.

Nelson is shown with his hair in medium-short natural style, without a queue, with classical drapes round the shoulders. This item is part of the Walter Collection and has an old label on the back reading 'To J H [E?] Walter Esq from Walter W. Hallam, Lowestoft, June 1913'.

Object Details

ID: SCU0134
Collection: Sculpture
Type: Relief
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 19th century
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 545 mm x 415 mm x 65 mm x 3 kg