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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin
Artist
Pierre-Michel Alix, 1762 - 1817
Copy after
Charles Amedee Philippe Van Loo, 1719 - 1795?
Sitter
Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790
Date
c. 1790
Type
Print
Medium
Color aquatint on paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.1 x 20.3 cm (9 1/2 x 8")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
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.70.65
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view