Artist:

Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827  Search this

Sitter:

Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

89.8cm x 67.5cm (35 3/8" x 26 9/16"), Sight

Type:

Painting

Date:

c. 1787

Topic:

Nature & Environment\Clouds  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this

Interior\Interior with Exterior View  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this

Printed Material\Papers  Search this

Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this

Architecture\Window  Search this

Architecture\Building  Search this

Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen\Quill  Search this

Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Inkstand  Search this

Nature & Environment\Lightning  Search this

Benjamin Franklin: Male  Search this

Benjamin Franklin: Literature\Writer  Search this

Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this

Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this

Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration  Search this

Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Scientist  Search this

Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this

Benjamin Franklin: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this

Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this

Benjamin Franklin: Crafts and Trades\Printer  Search this

Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Object number:

1852.1 HSP

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_1852.1_HSP