Artist/Maker
Leon Auguste Perrey
(1841 - 1900)
Artist/Maker
Aime Napoleon Perrey
(1813 - 1883)
Depicted
Benjamin Franklin
(American, 1706 – 1790)
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
late 18th–early 19th century
Red terracotta
Overall: 10 in. × 23 1/2 in. × 8 1/4 in. (25.4 × 59.7 × 21 cm)
Bequest of Charles Allen Munn
1924.85
DescriptionPortrait: Full length figure, wearing fur cap, long robe draped around shoulders.MarkingsMarked "Perrey" on side of base; inscribed on back of base: "US" in shield-like mark
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
