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JEAN-BAPTISTE NINI (1717 - 1786) Profile of a...

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JEAN-BAPTISTE NINI (1717 - 1786) Profile of a man on the left, Benjamin Franklin with a fur cap (1706 - 1790) Stamped terracotta medallion, Inscribed on the rim of the medallion "?B FRANKLIN AMERICAN", signed and dated under the edge of the bust NINI F 1777 with a coat of arms Diam.?: 11,4 cm (chips) A copy preserved in the museum of Blois, in the castle of Chaumont, in the museum of Bourges, in the Victoria and Albert museum in London, in the Carnavalet museum and in the Jean-Paul Getty museum in Los Angeles.