Oval portrait medallion in black basalt depicting Captain James Cook (1728-1779) facing front, his head slightly left, wearing civilian dress.

Portrait Medallion of Captain James Cook (1728-1779)

Model attributed to John Flaxman, Jr., Wedgwood, After the engraving by James Basire (used as frontispiece to Cook's Voyages, 1777) after the portrait by William Hodges

About 1800

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