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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin
Artist
Justus Chevillet, 1729 - 1802
Copy after
Michel Honoré Bounieu, 1740 - 1814
Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1741 - 1828
Sitter
Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790
Date
c. 1778-85
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 33.4cm x 25.8cm (13 1/8" x 10 3/16")
Sheet: 34.4cm x 25.8cm (13 9/16" x 10 3/16")
Topic
Interior
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
France\Île-de-France\Ville de Paris, Départment de\Paris
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.96.106
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view