Harvard Art Museums > 1943.1625: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Medals and Medallions Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) (Augustin Dupré) , 1943.1625,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/229652. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.1625 People Augustin Dupré, French (Saint-Etienne, France 1748 - 1833 Paris, France) Title Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Classification Medals and Medallions Work Type medallion Date 1784 Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/229652 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze, with gold patina Dimensions 4.7 cm diam. (1 7/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: in relief, in exergue: DUPRE F. inscription: around edge, cast in: [above head:] BENJ. FRANKLIN NATUS BOSTON XVII JAN. [below head:] MDCCVI inscription: reverse, cast in, signed: [around edge:] ERIPUIT COELO FULMEN SCEPTRUM QUE TYRANNIS; [in exergue:] SCULPSIT ET DICAVIT / AUG. DUPRE ANNO / MDCCLXXXIV Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.1625 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: Franklin in left profile; reverse: standing winged figure with temple, lightning bolt (Genius of Liberty). Publication History Washington, Lafayette, Franklin: Portraits, Books, Manuscripts, Prints, Memorabilia, for the Most Part from the Collections of the University, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1944), pp. 28-29, cat. 59 Louise Todd Ambler, Benjamin Franklin: A Perspective, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1975), no. 81 Exhibition History Washington Lafayette Franklin, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/22/1944 - 05/28/1944 Benjamin Franklin: A Perspective, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/17/1975 - 09/22/1975 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
