| Creator |
Nini, Jean-Baptiste, 1717-1786. |
| Contributor |
Nini, Giovan Battista, 1717-1786. |
|
Walpole, Thomas, 1755-1840. |
| Title |
Medallion of Benjamin Franklin. |
| Publisher |
Chaumont-sur-Loire, France |
| Date |
1777 |
| Physical Description |
Terracotta ; 4 3/8 inches (diameter). |
| Is referenced by |
Sellers, Charles Coleman. Benjamin Franklin in Portraiture. New Haven: Yale University, 1962. |
| Notes |
Medallion by Nini after a drawing by Thomas Walpole (1755-1840). Bas-relief profile portrait of Franklin facing to the left
wearing a fur cap. Inscription around the circumference, “B. Franklin. Americain.” Stamped on the truncation under the shoulder,
“Nini / F 1777” and shield bearing a lightning rod and thunderbolt, with a crown as its crest; below the truncation, “1777.”
|
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Gift of Michael Robinson, 2014. |
| Subject |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Portraits. |
| Genre |
Medal, Commemorative. |
| Location |
OBJ 896 |
| Accession number |
OBJ 896 |
