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Sir John Franklin

(1786-1847), Arctic explorer

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 8 portraits

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Sir John Franklin, replica by Thomas Phillips - NPG 903

Sir John Franklin

replica by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1828
NPG 903

Sir John Franklin, by Pierre-Jean David D'Angers - NPG 5435

Sir John Franklin

by Pierre-Jean David D'Angers
bronze medallion, 1829
NPG 5435

Sir John Franklin, by William Brockedon - NPG 2515(81)

Sir John Franklin

by William Brockedon
black and red chalk, 1836
NPG 2515(81)

Sir John Franklin, by Andrea Carlo Lucchesi - NPG 1230

Sir John Franklin

by Andrea Carlo Lucchesi
bronze bust, 1898
NPG 1230

Sir John Franklin, after Joseph Mathias Negelen - NPG D37794

Sir John Franklin

after Joseph Mathias Negelen
lithograph, (1837)
NPG D37794

Sir John Franklin, by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart, after Joseph Mathias Negelen - NPG D37795

Sir John Franklin

by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart, after Joseph Mathias Negelen
lithograph, (1837)
NPG D37795

Sir John Franklin, by Daniel John Pound, published by The London Joint Stock Newspaper Company, after Joseph Mathias Negelen - NPG D37796

Sir John Franklin

by Daniel John Pound, published by The London Joint Stock Newspaper Company, after Joseph Mathias Negelen
line and stipple engraving, 1850s (1837)
NPG D37796

Sir John Franklin, by Louis Haghe, after Joseph Mathias Negelen - NPG D2370

Sir John Franklin

by Louis Haghe, after Joseph Mathias Negelen
lithograph, 1880s
NPG D2370

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