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The image features a relief sculpture of a person's head and upper shoulder area in profile, facing left. The sculpture shows the person's facial features, with a pronounced nose and calm expression. The person has long, stylized hair and is wearing historical attire, possibly a formal garment with a collared neck. The rectangular stone block has an aged appearance. The relief is placed against a plain grey background.
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The image features a relief sculpture of a person's head and upper shoulder area in profile, facing left. The sculpture shows the person's facial features, with a pronounced nose and calm expression. The person has long, stylized hair and is wearing historical attire, possibly a formal garment with a collared neck. The rectangular stone block has an aged appearance. The relief is placed against a plain grey background.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Benjamin Franklin

Dr. Charles L. Hogeboom

Date
1885
Medium
plaster
Dimensions
overall: 49.53 × 41.28 × 4.45 cm (19 1/2 × 16 1/4 × 1 3/4 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Relief
Accession number
2015.19.3978
Credit line
Corcoran Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • bust facing left
  • portrait
  • Franklin, Benjamin
Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Inscription

on the shoulder: Copyright April 10 1885 By C.L. Hogeboom, Sculp

NGA object ID 176856. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.