MUSEUM OBJECT
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Bust of Duke of Wellington
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Missing as of 1996. A.k.a. Arthur Wellesley. After sculpture by Sebastian Gahagan.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Bust of Dante
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Dimension:H:5.750in W:6.750in D:3.500in
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Cast bronze bust of Dante. Inscription "Dantes" on front along shoulders. Red marble base.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Bust of Unknown Man
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Dimension:H:20.000in W:16.000in D:10.500in
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Smaller than life-sized terra cotta bust of a man wearing a wig and a jacket and ruffled-front shirt. Bust is painted black and mounted on a short wooden base. Tentatively identified as James Madison, serving as Giuseppe Franzoni's model for the Madison Indian peace medals. Previously identified as Benjamin Rush (1896), and Charles Thomas by William Rush (1961).
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Bust of Unknown Man
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Dimension:H:26.500in W:15.000in D:10.750in
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Life-sized plaster bust, with cast-in cylindrical, columnar pedestal base. No clothing or drapery. Formerly identified as Simeon De Witt.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Bust of John Quincy Adams
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Dimension:H:23.000in W:13.500in D:9.750in
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Cast iron bust inset into wooden base. Painted on gold on the front bottom base: "John Quincy Adams/1767-1848." Brass plaque affixed to base below inscription: "John Quincy Adams 1767-1848. APS 1818. Councillor 1819-1831/6th President of the U.S./ Cast in Iron after the Cardelli bust, 1832/Gift of S. J. Wetherill, 1832." Cast at Windsor Furnace, Bucks County, PA.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Bust of Simeon De Witt
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Dimension:H:25.000in W:17.000in D:11.000in
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Cast plaster, life-sized bust of elderly man with curls above each ear. Elaborate drapery around the shoulders. Bust stands on a cast-in cylindrical columnar support. Incised on back of base: "CLINTON" (formerly attributed as De Witt Clinton).
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Miniature Bust of Benjamin Franklin
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Dimension:H:6.000in
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Miniature bust of Benjamin Franklin wearing an overcoat, cravat, and vest. His age is apparent in his wrinkled jowls and creased forehead.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Bust of Benjamin Franklin
Contributor:
Caffieri, Jean-Jacques
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This marble portrait bust of Benjamin Franklin presents the diplomat wearing an overcoat and a loosely tied cravat edged with a fine fringe. His face is highly modeled, and Franklin’s age is apparent in his wrinkled jowls, chin, eyes (without delineated pupils), and forehead. The eyebrows of this bust are well-wrought and bushy, and his full, long hair falls over his ears. There are no identifying signatures, maker’s marks, or dates on the bust. Most documented busts which emerged from Jean-Jacques Caffiéri’s atelier are different in three ways from this object. (1) In all documented plaster busts by Caffiéri, Franklin’s eyes are marked with clearly delineated pupils. (2) No documented bust of Franklin by Caffiéri bears decorative fringe along the edge of the cravat. (3) Caffiéri is not known to have ever executed copies of the Franklin bust in marble. This piece has been attributed to Caffiéri, but may be a high-quality copy after his original composition by Francesco Lazzarini, Giuseppe Ceracchi, or another yet-to-be-identified sculptor. The rendering of details of the cravat and eyes of this bust resemble a full-length sculpture by Lazzarini at the Library Company of Philadelphia.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Bust of Benjamin Franklin
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Bronze bust on low, square columnar base. The subject has loose, shoulder-length hair and his head is inclined slightly forward. He wears a vest, jacket, and cravat. Unsigned and undated.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Bust of Unknown Man
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Dimension:H:16.625in W:11.500in D:6.000in
Contributor:
Roubillac, Louis Francois (possibly)
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Approximately half life-sized bust of male with drapery around shoulders; short, square columnuar base cast as part of the bust. Identified on bust base and bottom as Sir Isaac Newton ("Neuton" scratched on bottom), but in 1841 identified in will of John Vaughan as Joseph Priestley. Possibly after 1751 bust by Louis Francois Roubillac.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Miniature Bust of Georges Cuvier
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Dimension:H:3.500in W:1.250in D:1.250in
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Miniature bronze bust of Georges Cuvier on a pedestal with "CUVIER" etched in the center. This object is similar to another miniature bust in the APS collection (01.C.09) marked "BUFFON."
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Miniature Bust of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Compte de Buffon
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Dimension:H:3.500in W:1.250in D:1.250in
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Miniature bust of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. The bust is cast in bronze in two pieces. "BUFFON" is stamped in block letters on the side of the circular base. There are no identifying maker’s marks. This object is similar to another miniature bust in the APS collection (01.C.58) marked "CUVIER".
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Bust of George Washington
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Dimension:H:24.500in W:16.000in D:14.500in
Contributor:
Houdon, Jean Antoine
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Life-sized, painted plaster bust of George Washington. Hollow cast with low, square, columnar base incorporated. After 1785 bust by Jean Antoine Houdon.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Bust of Benjamin Franklin
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Dimension:H:7.750in W:3.500in
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Bronze bust of Benjamin franklin on brass round pedestal. Franklin's head faces left and slightly down.
MUSEUM OBJECT
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Bust of Alexander Hamilton
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Dimension:H:24.000in W:13.500in D:9.250in
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Plaster bust of Alexander Hamilton, on a short circular columnar base. Cast in shoulder: "DE FACIA PHILADELPHIA, EX ECTIPO FLORENTIA MDCCLXXXX." Brass tag on base-front: "ALEX. HAMILTON 1757-1804." After marble bust by Giuseppe Ceracchi.