Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Adam Smith medallion

Medallion portrait of Adam Smith
Image:Adam Smith medallion.jpg
 * Reason:Image is crisp, clear and an important portrait of Adam Smith. The medallion depicted was an enamel paste portrait created by James Tassie.  He was one of the only artists to have convinced Smith to sit for a sketch.  As such, most (if not all) of the iconic profile engravings of Smith are derived from this medallion (a similar impression without markings was also created).  The details can be found in Smith's biography.  The image size is small, but those are the breaks.
 * Articles this image appears in:Adam Smith
 * Creator:Protonk (talk)


 * Support as nominator --Protonk (talk) 05:32, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy close. In good faith the nominator may not be aware that copyright law applies to photographs of three dimensional artwork, even if the artwork itself is in the public domain.  Please see commons:Commons:Derivative works.  I have located the copyright statement for the website and they have not placed this under public domain or free license.  This is eligible for speedy deletion at Commons, yet I don't want to put off the nominator with what is probably an unwelcome surprise.  So I've delinked; as a courtesy please post a deletion request at Commons and I'll see if I can find a suitable two dimensional portrait of Adam Smith.  The bust of Beethoven below is an exceptional find: the photograph was taken in 1895.  Best wishes,  Durova Charge! 06:39, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

--jjron (talk) 09:16, 2 September 2008 (UTC)