Plaque

An ornamental tablet, generally made of ceramic, bronze, plaster, silver or lead. They are usually ornamented in relief on one side, and are generally round or oval in shape. Plaques are often decorated with a figure or portrait. A plaquette is a small plaque.

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Matthew Prior, after Antoine Coysevox,  - NPG 6272 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Matthew Prior
after Antoine Coysevox
NPG 6272

George Stubbs, by George Stubbs, 1781 - NPG 4575 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

George Stubbs
by George Stubbs
1781
NPG 4575

Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, by Pierre-Jean David D'Angers, 1828 - NPG 5434 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Marc Isambard Brunel
by Pierre-Jean David D'Angers
1828
NPG 5434

Thomas Shotter Boys, by Emile Aubert Lessore, 1856 - NPG 4820 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Thomas Shotter Boys
by Emile Aubert Lessore
1856
NPG 4820

Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, by Charles J. Praetorius, circa 1898 - NPG 1584 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
by Charles J. Praetorius
circa 1898
NPG 1584

Mathilde Blind (Mathilde Cohen), by Edward (Edouard) Lanteri, 1898 - NPG 6740 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Mathilde Blind (Mathilde Cohen)
by Edward (Edouard) Lanteri
1898
NPG 6740

Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Bt, by Oscar Roty, 1900 - NPG 1883 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Bt
by Oscar Roty
1900
NPG 1883

Sir Ronald Ross, by Frank Bowcher, 1929 - NPG 3646 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Ronald Ross
by Frank Bowcher
1929
NPG 3646

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