Plaque Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
Object type: Painting
Department: The American Wing
Artist: Jean-Baptiste Nini
Artist bio: Italian, Urbino 1717–1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1776–1883
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: 2 5/8 x 2 in. (6.7 x 5.1 cm)
Geography: Made in    France  
Credit line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Accession year: 1883
Tags: Benjamin Franklin|Men|Portraits