In response to Pete Smith's query about this Franklin Mint medal, David Gladfelter reasoned that it must be author Washington Irving. Arthur Shippee writes: He is definitely Washington Irving, and this portrait is widely copied on the net, as a Google Images search shows.
Arthur beat me to it - I was going to try an image search last week but ran out of time. Thanks!
Wayne Homren, Editor
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