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Source Description
Franklin was a hugely popular figure in Paris. Here the Italian sculptor Nini depicts the American in profile wearing a fur cap that had become associated with him from a portrait by Allan Ramsay, painted it in 1766, and which was well known from engravings.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
34823
label
Profile Head of Benjamin Franklin
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
34823
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Profile Head of Benjamin Franklin
description
Franklin was a hugely popular figure in Paris. Here the Italian sculptor Nini depicts the American in profile wearing a fur cap that had become associated with him from a portrait by Allan Ramsay, painted it in 1766, and which was well known from engravings.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest [from 5 West Mt. Vernon Place].
date
1777
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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medallions (medals)
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12
height
1.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 3/4 × Diam: 9/16 in. (12 × 1.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] NINI F 1777; [Inscription] B. FRANKLIN. .AMERICAIN
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terracotta
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7165
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
3097
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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0a8b1b0d11c531d5
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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9613b32f8449537f
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no
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no