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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin
Artist
John Scoles, 1793 - 1844?
Sitter
Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790
Date
1796
Type
Print
Medium
Etching and engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 10 × 8 cm (3 15/16 × 3 1/8")
Sheet: 21 × 12.5 cm (8 1/4 × 4 15/16")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Nature & Environment\Clouds
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
S/NPG.76.25
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view