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Artist
Louis Roger
Copy after
Jean Duplessi-Bertaux, active 1747 - 1819
Sitter
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754 - 1793
Date
1786
Type
Print
Medium
Aquatint on paper
Dimensions
Image: 30.9 × 22.5 cm (12 3/16 × 8 7/8")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Exterior
Architecture\Column
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Rooster
Allegorical
Nature & Environment\Feather
Equipment\Anchor
George Washington: Male
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal
Benjamin Franklin: Male
Benjamin Franklin: Literature\Writer
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration
Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Scientist
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Diplomat
Benjamin Franklin: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Inventor
Benjamin Franklin: Crafts and Trades\Printer
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
Louis XVI, King of France: Male
Louis XVI, King of France: Rulers and Aristocracy\King\France
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the McNeil Americana Collection