Posted by ryan on March 01, 19101 at 16:00:09:
In Reply to: Benjamin Franklin posted by Michael Rhodes on September 18, 19100 at 07:24:17:
: I am seeking background information about a marble bust of Benjamin Franklin in the UK. It has been unknown to the world of art until now, and I have been advised by specialists that it may be by David d'Angers, a leading French sculptor, who must have made it after Franklin's death, perhaps from engravings. It is not impossible that it is an earlier, contemporary work.
: I would be interested in hearing from anyone who specialises in portraits of Franklin who might be able to provide further information that might ist me in identifying which prints/portraits of Franklin might have been used, and whether there is any evidence that might ist us in identifying the sculptor.
: Dr. Michael Rhodes
: Head of Museum Services
: Torbay Council, UK