Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
Object type: Bust
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Jean Antoine Houdon
Artist bio: French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1778
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: Overall (weight confirmed): 23 1/8 × 14 1/2 × 11 1/4 in., 87 lb. (58.7 × 36.8 × 28.6 cm, 39.5 kg);
Height (without base): 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of John Bard, 1872
Accession year: 1872
Tags: Men|Benjamin Franklin|Portraits