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[Flaxman, John] 1755-1826 :Capt Cook 1728-1779. [Etruria, England, Wedgwood, 1784]
- Date
- 1784
- By
- Flaxman, John, 1755-1826; Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Reference
- Curios-022-001
- Description
Silhouette portrait from original by Flaxman
Supplied title. See shelf-list for details of provenance. Silhouette portraits from originals by Flaxman. For Cook portrait, compare Royal Society medal by Lewis Pingo 1779
Inscriptions: Verso - Subject's name impressed in banner on verso of each, with "Wedgwood" and mark (see Reilly, R. Wedgwood ; the portrait medallions (London, 1973)
Quantity: 1 curio(s).
Physical Description: Pottery (jasper ware), white on black 113 x 87 mm (oval) in black and gilt wooden frame 210 x 180 mm (oval)
Provenance: Collection of Alexander Turnbull, purchased by him from Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1906? for £25. See McCormick, E. H. Alexander Turnbull, his life, his circle, his collections (Wellington, 1974), p. 219
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- [Flaxman, John] 1755-1826 :[Cameo portraits] [1770s & 1780s] ([Etruria, England] ; Wedgwood) / [Flaxman, John] 1755-1826 :[Cameo portraits] [1770s & 1780s] ([Etruria, England] ; Wedgwood)
- Format
- 1 curio(s), Curios, Portraits, Pottery (jasper ware), white on black 113 x 87 mm (oval) in black and gilt wooden frame 210 x 180 mm (oval)
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