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D’Eon medal - circa 1775

David Hume medal - circa 1776

Franklin medal - circa 1775

d’Èon medal overstrike

Washington portrait medallion by Wedgwood and Bentley

Note the similarity in the letters A and N of franklin and washington

1. In the context of the poem, this quotation is applied to Catinat, a general under French King, Henry IV who was something of a philosopher, warrior. 2. Journal and Letters of the Late Samuel Curwen, Judge of Admiralty, Etc., An American Refugee in England From 1775 to 1784 ... C. S. Francis & Co., New York, 1842. 3 . In his correspondence Wedgwood frequently referred to his jasperware portraits as medals. 4. Letter previously cited in: “Josiah Wedgwood American Sympathizer and Portrait Maker” - R. T. H. Halsey, Scribner’s Magazine December 1907 Vol. 42, pp. 682-698. 5. Ibid 6. See MCA Advisory , Volume 11, June 2008 “Mystery solved? Voltaire, 1777 Franklin, Hume and D’eon Medals” by Tony Lopez.

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