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Description: | Portrait plaque depicting Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). A vitreous paste white relief plaque of Lord Nelson in uniform facing towards the left, viewed in profile. Impressed on the truncation is: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON DIED IN THE GLORIOUS BATTLE OFF TRAFALGAR OCT. 21 1805'. Signed '. Signed 'Tassie F. 1805'. The plaque is mounted on glass with a blue background (previously beige) and an oval wooden frame with a suspension ring. Tassie's cameos were based on the profile by Catherine Andras.
caption: unavailable | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Horatio Nelson portrait plaques | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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