Benjamin_Franklin_(1706–1790)_MET_DT2883.jpg

Summary

Jean-Antoine Houdon : Bust of Benjamin Franklin wikidata:Q28812786 reasonator:Q28812786
Artist
Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741–1828) wikidata:Q318741
Jean-Antoine Houdon
Description French sculptor and medalist
Date of birth/death 20 March 1741 Edit this at Wikidata 15 July 1828 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Versailles Paris
Work location
Rome (1764–1768); Paris (1776) Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q318741
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
Object type sculpture Edit this at Wikidata
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Depicted people Benjamin Franklin Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1778
date QS:P571,+1778-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium marble
medium QS:P186,Q40861
Dimensions Overall (weight confirmed): 23 1/8 × 14 1/2 × 11 1/4 in., 87 lb. (58.7 × 36.8 × 28.6 cm, 39.5 kg); Height (without base): 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Accession number
72.6
Place of creation France Edit this at Wikidata
Credit line Gift of John Bard, 1872
References https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/208578
Source/Photographer

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/208578

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Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) - bust by Jean Antoine Houdon (MET, 72.6)

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