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Portrait Medallion of Benjamin Franklin   (  )
Artist	Josiah Wedgwood  (1730–1795)      Alternative names J. Wedgwood I Description English potter and entrepreneur Date of birth/death 12 July 1730  3 January 1795  Location of birth/death Burslem Etruria Work period 18th century date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7   Work location Stoke-on-Trent  Authority file : Q319331 VIAF: 17248967 ISNI: 0000000108746147 ULAN: 500062605 LCCN: n50022707 NLA: 35596367 WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q319331 William Hackwood  (1757–1839)     Description British sculptor and wax modeler Date of birth/death 1757  1839  Authority file : Q19662836 VIAF: 96376678 ULAN: 500094727 GND: 1081055448 artist QS:P170,Q19662836 After Giovanni Battista Nini  (1717–1786)     Alternative names Giovanni Battista Nini Description Italian medalist and sculptor Date of birth/death 19 April 1717  2 May 1786  Location of birth/death Urbino Chaumont-sur-Loire Work location Paris  Authority file : Q3164318 VIAF: 54419965 ISNI: 0000000077301195 ULAN: 500109368 LCCN: nr2001033221 Open Library: OL5606199A WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q4233718,P1877,Q3164318
Title	Portrait Medallion of Benjamin Franklin
Description	English: From 1765 to 1775, Franklin resided in London where he represented the interests of the American colonies. Hackwood modeled this medallion for Josiah Wedgwood, one of the most ardent English supporters of the American Revolution. The composition is based on a 1778 relief by the French sculptor Jean Baptiste Nini (1717-1786).
Date	circa 1779 date QS:P571,+1779-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium	black basalt
Dimensions	height: 5.1 cm (2 in); width: 4.4 cm (1.7 in) dimensions QS:P2048,5.1U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,4.4U174728
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	48.2386
Place of creation	England, United Kingdom
Object history	M. W. Furman and E. F. Furman, Baltimore Walters Art Museum, May 1974, by gift
Exhibition history	Portrait Medallions of Jean-Baptiste Nini. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2009-2010.
Credit line	Gift of Messrs. M. W. and E. F. Furman, 1974
Inscriptions	[Inscription] Franklin Wedgwood and Bently
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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