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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin
Artist
Johann Martin Will, 1727 - 1806
Copy after
Charles Nicholas Cochin, 1715 - 1790
Sitter
Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790
Date
1777
Type
Print
Medium
Mezzotint on paper
Dimensions
Image: 30.1 x 23.5 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/4")
Topic
Printed Material\Book
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen\Quill
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Fur
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
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.69.30
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view