Portrait bust of Benjamin Franklin (Houdon - Gotha), probably 1778
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Paris
Jean-Antoine Houdon
Bronze-colored plaster; H. 24 1/8 in. (61.3 cm), W. 14 3/8 in. (36.4 cm), D. D. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm)
Schlossmuseum Gotha (Gotha palace museum) (Gotha, P 51.
Houdon's studio produced multiple copies of his bust of Franklin, finished to suit the client's wishes.
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