Oval portrait medallion of black basalt depicting Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) facing left in decorative metal frame.

Josiah Wedgwood

Wedgwood

1775-1800

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Oval black basalt medallion with relief portrait of a Francesco Albani (1578-1660) facing right. Italian painter who was born in Bologna. The son of a silk merchant who studied as a fellow pupil with Guido Reni first under Calvaert in Bologna, and then under the Carracci in Rome. He enjoyed a considerable reputation in seventeenth century Italy and his works are mainly preserved in Rome, Paris and Bologna.
Bust in profile left.
dancing girls
Rectangular box with hunting scene on the lid.