Portrait plaque

Plaster portrait plaque depicting Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) facing right in a blue, plush mount and a round gilt frame. The frame is glazed and has suspension rings on the reverse. An attached label reads: 'MEDALLION PORTRAIT OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN PRESENTED BY ADMIRAL SIR F.L. MCCLINTOCK KT., K.C.B., F.R.S., RECD OCTOBER 1895'. Inscribed on the reverse 'GH MUSEUM 55'. Royal Naval Museum Catalogue 1913 p.18. no .21 'Cast of a medallion of Sir John Franklin'.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0557
Type: Portrait plaque
Display location: Not on display
Creator: David d'Angers, Pierre-Jean
People: Franklin, John; McClintock, Francis Leopold
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
Measurements: Overall: 370 mm x 270 mm x 65 mm
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