French School

Alt text: Bronze sculpture of man holding a scroll
Alt text: Bronze sculpture of man holding a scroll, detail
Alt text: Bronze sculpture of man holding a scroll, detail
Alt text: Bronze sculpture of man holding a scroll, signature detail

French School, Paris, circa 1850
Benjamin Franklin, Holding a Scroll “The Law of Pennsylvania”
Bronze, dark brown patina
Signed indistinctly on right foot
8 1/2 H. x 3 3/4 W. x 2 3/4 D. inches
Mounted to period wood base: 3 1/8 H. inches
Overall height: 11 1/2 inches