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Description: | Glass and ivory picture depicting the battle of the Nile, 1798. The battle is painted on ivory and on the reverse of the domed glass cover, a dismasted French ship is shown in the centre of the composition. On the stern of the right hand ship 'CULLODEN. In the sky 'LORD NELSON'S VICTORY'. In a circular, soapstone frame with a suspension ring.
Inscription. Decoration: oil paint? (polychrome); the glazing with black and gilt surround. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Subjects: | Horatio Nelson Culloden 1783 (HMS) scenic plaques | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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