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Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

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Portrait of Benjamin Franklin | 1940.578
 
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   Title:Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
Other Titles:Former title: Benjamin Franklin
Maker:Giovanni Battista Nini (Italian, 1717 - 1786)
Medium: terracotta
Measurements: Diameter: 11.4cm
Date:1777
Acquisition: Bequest of James Parmelee
Location: Not on display

Accession Number:1940.578
Department: European Paintings and Sculpture
Inscription: inscribed along the circumference: B. FRANKLIN. AMERICAIN; inscribed below: NINI F 1777 [with coat-of-arms].

See Also:

France, 7880 works.
Terracotta, 238 works.
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