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Benjamin Franklin

after Mason Chamberlin British
1790–1840
Not on view
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, seated at a desk, holding paper in his left hand and a quill pen in his right.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Benjamin Franklin
  • Artist: Charles Turner (British, Woodstock, Oxfordshire 1774–1857 London)
  • Artist: after Mason Chamberlin (British, baptized London, 1722–1787 London)
  • Date: 1790–1840
  • Medium: Mezzotint; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Image: 5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (14 × 10.8 cm)
    Sheet (trimmed within plate): 7 5/16 × 4 1/2 in. (18.6 × 11.4 cm)
    Mount: 9 1/2 in. × 6 in. (24.1 × 15.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.285
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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