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Artist:
Jean-Baptiste Nini, 1717 - 1786  Search this
Copy after:
Thomas Walpole, 1755 - 1840  Search this
Sitter:
Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790  Search this
Medium:
Terra-cotta medallion
Dimensions:
9.5 × 1.6 cm (3 3/4 × 5/8")
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1777
Provenance:
(William H. Schab, Rare Books, Manuscripts, Prints & Drawings); purchased NPG 1966
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Fur  Search this
Medallion  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Male  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Literature\Writer  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Scientist  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Crafts and Trades\Printer  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.66.13
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40fe01bfa-c0ed-4565-971a-02081c9a5b31
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.66.13