Portrait bust of Benjamin Franklin (Houdon - Fabre), 1778
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Exhibitions
"In Pursuit of Genius: Jean-Antoine Houdon and the sculpted portraits of Benjamin Franklin," at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 5/13/06 - 7/30/06. No catalogue. Jack Hinton, curator of the exhibition, assisted greatly in the preparation of this entry.
Related Publications

Poulet, Anne L., Jean-Antoine Houdon, Sculptor of the Enlightenment (Chicago: University of Chicago, 2003) P. 249, not illus.

Provenance
It has been owned by the Musée Fabre since 1945, but its prior owners are not cited in Poulet. This cast is not cited by name in Sellers, though it may be one of the number he lists as "unlocated."
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