NINI, Giovanni Battista

Urbino, Italy 1717 - Chaumont-sur-Loire, Loir-et-Cher 1786

Based on a drawing by Thomas Walpole, English, 1755-1840

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

1777

terracotta

medallion

Dimensions (HxWxD): D. 5 in.

on the edge: B. FRANKLIN AMERICAIN
signed under the arm cross section: NINI

Acc. No.: 1986-26-290

Credit Line: The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986

Photo credit: Philadelphia Museum of Art

© Artist : public domain

© Artist : public domain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Museum of Art

www.philamuseum.org

Provenance

• 1986, The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny

Bibliography

• Museum's website, July 2017

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