Benjamin Franklin

Medalist: Augustin Dupré French

1786

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Title: Benjamin Franklin
Artist: Medalist: Augustin Dupré (French, Saint-Etienne 1748–1833 Armentières-en-Brie)
Date: 1786
Culture: French
Medium: Bronze, struck
Dimensions: Diameter: 44 mm
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Wait, 1907
Object Number: 07.251.20
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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