| Statue of Benjamin Franklin | |
|---|---|
 The statue in 2008 | |
 | |
| Year | 1856 (1856) |
| Subject | Benjamin Franklin |
| Location | Boston,Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°21′28.7″N71°3′34.7″W / 42.357972°N 71.059639°W /42.357972; -71.059639 |
A statue ofBenjamin Franklin byRichard Saltonstall Greenough is installed outsideOld City Hall inBoston,Massachusetts, United States. It rests on a base with plaques designed by Greenough andThomas Ball.[1]
The statue of Franklin measures approximately 8 ft., 4 in. x 2 ft., 2 in. x 2 ft., 2 in., and rests on a marble and granite base that measures approximately 9 ft., 3 in. x 7 ft., 6 in. x 7 ft., 6 in. The base features four plaques: the front and back plaques (Franklin Experimenting with Electricity andFranklin in His Printing Shop) were designed by Greenough, and the other two (Franklin at Paris Peace Treaty andFranklin at the Declaration of Independence) were designed byThomas Ball.[1]
Thebronze sculpture was modeled in 1855, and dedicated on September 17, 1856. It cost $20,000 and was erected as Boston's first portrait statue to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Franklin's birth. The statue was originally installed in front of Bullfinch's Court House, before being relocated to City Hall.[1]
The work was surveyed as part of theSmithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[1]
Media related toBenjamin Franklin by Richard Saltonstall Greenough (Boston) at Wikimedia Commons .svg) | This article about a sculpture in Massachusetts is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |
