SculptureFrench18th-19th century
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
1777 or after
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Jean-Jacques CaffieriArtist after
Dimensions
11.4 x 12 x 8 cm (4 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.) with base: 29.2 x 13.8 cm (11 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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