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  • Slim

    Slim

    Alexander Phimister Proctor (American, Bosanquet, Ontario 1860–1950 Palo Alto, California)

    Date: 1914, cast 1915 or after
    Accession Number: WesternBronze55

  • Bust of Abraham Lincoln

    Bust of Abraham Lincoln

    James Gillinder and Sons (American, 1861–ca. 1930)

    Date: 1876
    Accession Number: 64.62

  • Portrait Bust of Benjamin Franklin

    Portrait Bust of Benjamin Franklin

    Date: 1800–1883
    Accession Number: 83.2.225

  • Bust of Benjamin Franklin

    Bust of Benjamin Franklin

    Designed by Isaac Broome (1835–1922)

    Date: 1876
    Accession Number: 83.2.252

  • Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

    Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

    Date: 1800–1883
    Accession Number: 83.2.240

  • Bust

    Bust

    After Jean Jacques Caffiéri (French, Paris 1725–1792 Paris)

    Date: 1815
    Accession Number: 83.2.190

  • Profile Bust of Benjamin Franklin

    Profile Bust of Benjamin Franklin

    Attributed to Patience Wright (1725–1786)

    Date: ca. 1775
    Accession Number: 50.187.72

  • Bust

    Bust

    Pierre Joseph Chardigny (1794–1866)

    Date: 1851
    Accession Number: 83.2.192

  • Bust

    Bust

    Possibly after Jean Martin Renaud (French, Sarreguemines 1746–1821 Paris)

    Date: 1800–1883
    Accession Number: 83.2.172

  • Bust

    Bust

    After Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717–1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire)

    Date: 1776–1883
    Accession Number: 83.2.199

  • George Washington

    George Washington

    Date: ca. 1825
    Accession Number: 83.2.123

  • Bust of Daniel Webster

    Bust of Daniel Webster

    Pierre Joseph Chardigny (1794–1866)

    Date: 1853
    Accession Number: 83.2.463

  • General Grant

    General Grant

    Modeled by W. H. Edge

    Date: ca. 1876
    Accession Number: 68.103.3

  • Bust of George Washington

    Bust of George Washington

    Date: 1830–70
    Accession Number: 47.90.150

  • George Washington

    George Washington

    Date: ca. 1825
    Accession Number: 83.2.49

  • George Washington

    George Washington

    Date: ca. 1825
    Accession Number: 83.2.50

  • George Washington

    George Washington

    Probably designed and modeled by Isaac Broome (1835–1922)

    Date: ca. 1876
    Accession Number: 83.2.128

  • George Washington

    George Washington

    Pierre Joseph Chardigny (1794–1866)

    Date: 1852
    Accession Number: 83.2.56

  • George Washington

    George Washington

    Achilles Collas (1795–1859)

    Date: 1830–83
    Accession Number: 83.2.57

  • George Washington

    George Washington

    Date: 1800–30
    Accession Number: 83.2.113

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  • Slim
    Slim

    Alexander Phimister Proctor (American, Bosanquet, Ontario 1860–1950 Palo Alto, California)

    Date: 1914, cast 1915 or after
    Accession Number: WesternBronze55

  • Bust of Abraham Lincoln
    Bust of Abraham Lincoln

    James Gillinder and Sons (American, 1861–ca. 1930)

    Date: 1876
    Accession Number: 64.62

  • Portrait Bust of Benjamin Franklin
    Portrait Bust of Benjamin Franklin

    Date: 1800–1883
    Accession Number: 83.2.225

  • Bust of Benjamin Franklin
    Bust of Benjamin Franklin

    Designed by Isaac Broome (1835–1922)

    Date: 1876
    Accession Number: 83.2.252

  • Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
    Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

    Date: 1800–1883
    Accession Number: 83.2.240

  • Bust
    Bust

    After Jean Jacques Caffiéri (French, Paris 1725–1792 Paris)

    Date: 1815
    Accession Number: 83.2.190

  • Profile Bust of Benjamin Franklin
    Profile Bust of Benjamin Franklin

    Attributed to Patience Wright (1725–1786)

    Date: ca. 1775
    Accession Number: 50.187.72

  • Bust
    Bust

    Pierre Joseph Chardigny (1794–1866)

    Date: 1851
    Accession Number: 83.2.192

  • Bust
    Bust

    Possibly after Jean Martin Renaud (French, Sarreguemines 1746–1821 Paris)

    Date: 1800–1883
    Accession Number: 83.2.172

  • Bust
    Bust

    After Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717–1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire)

    Date: 1776–1883
    Accession Number: 83.2.199

  • George Washington
    George Washington

    Date: ca. 1825
    Accession Number: 83.2.123

  • Bust of Daniel Webster
    Bust of Daniel Webster

    Pierre Joseph Chardigny (1794–1866)

    Date: 1853
    Accession Number: 83.2.463

  • General Grant
    General Grant

    Modeled by W. H. Edge

    Date: ca. 1876
    Accession Number: 68.103.3

  • Bust of George Washington
    Bust of George Washington

    Date: 1830–70
    Accession Number: 47.90.150

  • George Washington
    George Washington

    Date: ca. 1825
    Accession Number: 83.2.49

  • George Washington
    George Washington

    Date: ca. 1825
    Accession Number: 83.2.50

  • George Washington
    George Washington

    Probably designed and modeled by Isaac Broome (1835–1922)

    Date: ca. 1876
    Accession Number: 83.2.128

  • George Washington
    George Washington

    Pierre Joseph Chardigny (1794–1866)

    Date: 1852
    Accession Number: 83.2.56

  • George Washington
    George Washington

    Achilles Collas (1795–1859)

    Date: 1830–83
    Accession Number: 83.2.57

  • George Washington
    George Washington

    Date: 1800–30
    Accession Number: 83.2.113

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