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Portrait plaque
A white wax profile plaque depicting Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) in low relief, facing right. On a blue velvet background, in a gold mount and a turned, glazed wooden frame with a suspension ring. In ink on the reverse: 'A very faithful likeness of the great Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin RN taken from life when he was governor of Tasmania about the year 1842.'
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0558 |
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| Type: | Portrait plaque |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1842 |
| People: | Franklin, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 35 mm x 270 mm |
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