[Sir Joseph Banks] / medallion portrait by Wedgwood and Bentley in wooden frame

P*35
Status: On display. Objects Gallery. Case 3, Shelf 47

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Graphic Materials, Objects

441583

Objects - 1 white on blue jasper ware medallion, stored in deeply set oval japanned wooden frame with glass front. A metal loop is affixed to the top of the frame to assist in hanging. - 14.8 x 13.6 x 3 cm. frame ; (loop, 1.2 cm.)

The portrait depicts in relief the right profile of Sir Joseph Banks as a young man.

The portrait is modelled from John Flaxman's visual rendering of Sir Joseph Banks. It is difficult to assign a specific date to the medallion as several issues were made over a period of time.
Cracks are visible on the portrait and the background has faded.
The medallion is similar to portraits of Joseph Banks held in the Mitchell Library (P*33 black basalt ware, P*31, P*35, P*55, P*61) and those located in the Dixson Galleries collection (DL Pa 99 and DL Pa 100).

Wedgwood / & Bentley impressed on reverse of plaque.