A CIRCULAR TERRACOTTA PROFILE RELIEF PORTRAIT OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
A CIRCULAR TERRACOTTA PROFILE RELIEF PORTRAIT OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

BY JEAN-BAPTISTE NINI (1717-1786), DATED 1777

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A CIRCULAR TERRACOTTA PROFILE RELIEF PORTRAIT OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE NINI (1717-1786), DATED 1777
Depicted facing left and wearing a fur hat, in a Louis XVI style blue-painted and giltwood frame and inscribed 'B. FRANKLIN AMERICAIN' and 'NINI F 1777 1777', the reverse with paper labels inscribed 'IV' and '25'
4¼ in. (11 cm.) diameter; 7½ in. (19 cm.) diameter overall

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