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Rare 18th Century Benjamin Franklin Terracotta Medallion By Jean-Baptiste Nini For Sale
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Rare 18th Century Benjamin Franklin Terracotta Medallion By Jean-Baptiste Nini:
$1999.99
Rare 18th Century Benjamin Franklin Terracotta Medallion By Jean-Baptiste Nini.
The portrait terracotta plaque medallion in high relief, depicts Franklin wearing his famous beaver fur hat with spectacles signed with the artist raised coat of arms on edge of the bust.
Benjamin Franklin spent several years in France promoting the American cause for independence. He was well-received and became extremely popular for his wit and plain manners. Jean Baptiste Nini drew Franklin’s portrait at Chaumont and created this large, impressive medal. The Nini terra cotta plaques were the first likeness of Franklin done in France.
Jean-Baptiste Nini (1717-1786) was a French artist and medalist active in the mid to late 1700's. Most of his work consists of terra-cotta medallions. Forrer recounts in "Biographical Dictionary of Medallists" that several hundred of Nini's Benjamin Franklin terra-cotta medallions (in various designs) were shipped to America in 1779, but the ship was wrecked off the coast of France. Some of the cases containing the medallions were recovered, but they lay forgotten in a warehouse for nearly a century, until they were finally acquired by a collector who began marketing them in 1876.
MEASUREMENTS: 4.5” in diameter
The Medallion: In excellent condition. Thank you for looking!
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