Benjamin Franklin

1818–48
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Benjamin Franklin
  • Lithographer: Auguste Toussaint Lecler (French, Paris 1788–after 1849)
  • Artist: After Joseph Siffred Duplessis (French, Carpentras 1725–1802 Versailles)
  • Printer: Auguste Bry (French, Paris 1805–1880 Paris)
  • Publisher: Rosselin (Paris)
  • Sitter: Benjamin Franklin (American, Boston 1706–1790 Philadelphia)
  • Date: 1818–48
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 19 1/16 × 12 5/16 in. (48.4 × 31.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
  • Object Number: 83.2.223
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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