Paris
Jean-Antoine Houdon Terra cotta and marble; H. 15 3/8 in. (39.0 cm) National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.), 76.40 Houdon's busts of Franklin, in terra cotta, plaster or marble, are beloved by many contemporary viewers because they present a man who appears to be human rather than awe-inspiring.
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