Portrait bust of Benjamin Franklin (Houdon - PMA), 1779
Photo by Graydon Wood, 1999
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Photo by Graydon Wood, 1999
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Paris
Jean-Antoine Houdon
Marble; H. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm), H. with base 21 in. (53.3 cm), W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm), D. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Pa.), 1996-162-1
The marble bust of Franklin that Houdon signed in 1779 is thought by some to appear to have paused in conversation.
Included in BF300 Exhibit.
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