Portrait bust of Benjamin Franklin (Houdon - State), 1778
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Photo Courtesy of Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State

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Paris
Jean-Antoine Houdon
Terra cotta and marble; H. 19 1/4 in. (39.4 cm)
Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State (Washington, D.C.), 63.25
The terra cotta portraits of Franklin by Houdon are considered by some to be the most intimate of the many versions.
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