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Benjamin Franklin

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
Location
Currently not on view