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Benjamin Franklin
(18th and 19th Centuries )
In 1793 Suzanne exhibited a terracotta statuette of Bejamin Franklin at the Paris Salon, an exhibition of work of the French Academy. Suzanne was a well-known sculptor, who also made figurines of Rousseau and Voltaire. His statue of Franklin was extremely popular and resulted in a number of reproductions in different materials and sizes, often varying costume and poses.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Barton Jacobs, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jacobs Sale, Baltimore, December 10, 1940, no. 366; Walters Art Museum, 1940, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2006 | The Princess and the Patriot: Ekaterina Dashkova, Benjamin Franklin, and the Age of Enlightenment. American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. |
| 1990-1991 | Maryland: First Catholic Colony. Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore. |
| 1976 | Maryland Heritage: European Art at the Time of the Revolution. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1951 | The French in America. The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit. |
| 1950 | The Eighteenth Century Art of France and England. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montréal. |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
Credit Line
Museum puchase, 1940
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.499