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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin
Associated Title
Book: Delaplaine's Repository of the Lives and Portraits of Distinguished American Characters
Artist
James Barton Longacre, 11 Aug 1794 - 1 Jan 1869
Copy after
David Martin, 1736/7 - 1798
Publisher
Joseph Delaplaine, 20 Dec 1777 - 31 May 1824
Sitter
Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790
Date
1816
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 12.2 x 10cm (4 13/16 x 3 15/16")
Topic
Printed Material\Book
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Printed Material\Papers
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.77.136.3.d
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view