Figure Group of Louis XVI and Benjamin Franklin attributed to Charles-Gabriel Sauvage Lorraine, France, 1780-85 This figure group in unglazed porcelain depicts the French king Louis XVI and Benjamin Franklin, commemorating the signing of two treaties between France and the Unites States in 1778. Louis its depicts in ceremonial dress, while Franklin, in plain garb, exhibits the unpretentious demeanor for which he was much loved by the French.
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