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Dinner plate, part of a service belonging to HRH the Duke of Clarence, later William IV (1765-1837) Long Caption: Dinner plate, part of a service belonging to HRH the Duke of Clarence, later William IV (1765-1837). In the centre, surrounded by gold decoration is a grisaille painting showing a figure representing Hope, in classical dress, dancing on the seashore with draperies fluttering above her held by her left hand. There is a small anchor on a rock to her right and in the background a bow view of a ship under sail. The plate has a scalloped rim and a border painted in blue, gold and white. The service is often erroneously described as the 'Nelson Service' and said to depict Lady Hamilton's 'attitudes'. It is also referred to as the 'Hope Service'. The maker's mark 'Flight' with a crown and crescent is painted on the base. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection Object: AAA5521 Artist: Thomas Flight; James Pennington Date: 1792 Medium: porcelain Size: 30 mm x 250 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.