Smithsonian Institution

Benjamin Franklin

modeled 1844-1860

Type: Sculpture
Medium: plaster
Dimensions: 20 5/8 x 17 1/4 x 13 1/8 in. (52.3 x 43.8 x 33.2 cm)
Credit: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson

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