Benjamin Franklin, L.L.D. F.R.L.
Artwork Details
- Title: Benjamin Franklin, L.L.D. F.R.L.
- Engraver: Engraved and published by Edward Savage (American, Princeton, Massachusetts 1761–1817 Princeton, Massachusetts)
- Artist: After David Martin (British, Anstruther, Fife, Scotland 1736–1798 Edinburgh)
- Sitter: Benjamin Franklin (American, Boston 1706–1790 Philadelphia)
- Published in: Philadelphia
- Date: December 10, 1796
- Medium: Mezzotint
- Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed close to plate): 21 3/16 × 15 5/8 in. (53.8 × 39.7 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.6
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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