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Artist
Jean Charles Le Vasseur, 1734 - 1805
Copy after
Antoine Borel, 1840 - 1915
Sitter
Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790
Date
1778
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 43.2 x 35cm (17 x 13 3/4")
Sheet: 51 x 38.3cm (20 1/16 x 15 1/16")
Topic
Exterior
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Weapon\Spear
Symbols & Motifs\Symbolic Figure
Symbols & Motifs\Symbolic Figure\Liberty
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
