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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin
Artist
Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827
Sitter
Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790
Date
1787
Type
Print
Medium
Mezzotint on paper
Dimensions
Image: 16.5cm x 14.3cm (6 1/2" x 5 5/8")
Sheet: 26.4cm x 22.9cm (10 3/8" x 9")
Topic
Interior
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
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.95.34
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view