Sir Joseph Banks / medallion portrait
Sir Joseph Banks / medallion portrait
About this item
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Call Numbers
P*31 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 3, Shelf 55
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Physical Description
Contents
Objects - 16.1 x 14.3. x 2.7 cm. frame ; (loop, 1.2 cm.) - 1 white on blue jasper ware medallion, stored in deeply set oval wooden frame with glass front, gilt inner border, and outer edges of frame painted gold. A metal loop is affixed to the centre back of frame to assist in hanging.
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The portrait depicts in relief the right profile of Sir Joseph Banks as a young man.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Sir Joseph Banks / medallion portrait
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Undated.
Based on a portrait of Sir Joseph Banks that was modelled by John Flaxman Jnr. between 1775-1779, it is difficult to assign a specific date to the medallion as several issues were made over a period of time.
The portrait has an oblique crack from the eye to the back.
Attributed to Josiah Wedgwood.
The medallion is similar to...
Signature / Inscriptions
Handwritten on a paper label affixed to back of frame, "Sir Joseph Banks. / 1740-1820"
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
P*31 , Status: On display - The Collectors’ Gallery, Case 3, Shelf 55
Record Identifier
9yM6jZz9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yM6jZz9
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Reference code
442100
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