In the event of a government shutdown, the National Portrait Gallery will remain OPEN through at least Saturday, October 7, by using prior year funds. Visit si.edu for updates.

Back

Benjamin Franklin

Artist: Unidentified Artist
Copy after: Anne-Rosalie Bocquet Filleul, 1752 - 1794
Publisher: H. T. Bligny
Sitter: Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790

Date: 1780

Type: Print

Medium: Line engraving on paper
Dimensions: Image: 31.8cm x 21cm (12 1/2" x 8 1/4"); Sheet: 34.8cm x 23cm (13 11/16" x 9 1/16")

Topic: Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree; Weapon\Spear; Printed Material\Map; Imaginary; Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lantern; Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird; Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Fur; Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle; Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap\Phrygian cap; Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Dove; 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.91.150

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery