Portrait plaque

Portrait plaque of Sir John Franklin (1786-1847). A round bronze plaque depicting the head of Franklin facing right in profile, signed by the artist: 'DAVID 1829'. The plaque is mounted in a square wooden frame with a suspension ring.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0554
Type: Portrait plaque
Display location: Not on display
Creator: David d'Angers, Pierre-Jean
Date made: 1829
People: Franklin, John
Credit: On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from the Hopton Hall Derbyshire Collection. Kindly lent by the Gell Muniment Trustees
Measurements: Overall: 240 mm x 180 mm x 35 mm