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Jean-Baptiste NINI (1717–1786), after:
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282
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Jean-Baptiste NINI (1717–1786), after:
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €250
Voluntary lot
Description
Jean-Baptiste NINI (1717–1786), after:
Profile of a man facing left, Benjamin Franklin wearing a fur cap (1706–1790)
Stamped terracotta medallion, with the inscription ‘B FRANKLIN AMÉRICAIN’ around the edge of the medallion; signed and dated beneath the edge of the bust ‘NINI F 1777’ with a coat of arms
Diameter: 11.4 cm
Examples are held at the Blois Museum, the Château de Chaumont, the Bourges Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Carnavalet Museum and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
See original version (French)
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