SculptureItalian18th century
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
1777
Artists
Giovanni Battista NiniArtist
Description
Franklin in profile left, with fur hat. Verso is impressed with fleur-de-lys stamp. On exergue is stamped a crowned crest with hand and lightning bolt. Perforated at upper margin for hanging wire.
Dimensions
12 × 2.3 cm (4 3/4 × 7/8 in.) framed: 18.8 cm (7 3/8 in.) 204.8 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1938.
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