Painter:

Unknown  Search this

Greuze, Jean Baptiste 1725-1805 (copy after)  Search this

Subject:

Franklin, Benjamin  Search this

Medium:

Pastel on toned wove paper, mounted on a wood strainer

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue at 82nd Street New York New York 10028 Accession Number: 83.2.467

Date:

Ca. after 1777

Notes:

Avery, Kevin J., "American Drawings and Watercolors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume I: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1835," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002, pg. 353.

Summary:

Oval portrait of Benjamin Franklin wearing his spectacles and looking at the viewer.

Topic:

Portrait male--Bust  Search this

Occupation--Political--Diplomat  Search this

Occupation--Science--Inventor  Search this

Occupation--Writer--Author  Search this

Control number:

IAP 36121538

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

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