SculptureFrench18th century
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
18th century
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Josse François Joseph Le RicheArtist
Jean-Jacques CaffieriArtist after
Manufacture Nationale de SèvresManufacturer
Dimensions
23 x 22.4 x 13.5 cm (9 1/16 x 8 13/16 x 5 5/16 in.) with both bases: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.) height with ceramic base: 29 cm (11 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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