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Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

Workshop of Joseph Siffred Duplessis French
Not on view
This is a replica of the portrait exhibited at the Salon of 1779. It is inscribed (reverse, possibly by the artist, now covered by relining canvas; see Additional Images, fig. 1): Peint par Duplessis pour / obliger monsieur le vicomte / De Buissy (painted by Duplessis to oblige the vicomte de Buissy)

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
  • Artist: Workshop of Joseph Siffred Duplessis (French, Carpentras 1725–1802 Versailles)
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: Oval, 27 5/8 x 22 1/4 in. (70.2 x 56.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of George A. Lucas, 1895
  • Object Number: 95.21
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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