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Engraver Edward Fisher Irish
Painted and published by Mason Chamberlin British
Sitter Benjamin Franklin American
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Title: B. Franklin of Philadelphia L.L.D. F.R.S.
Engraver:
Edward Fisher (Irish, Dublin 1722–1781/82)
Artist:
Painted and published by Mason Chamberlin (British, baptized London, 1722–1787 London)
Sitter:
Benjamin Franklin (American, Boston 1706–1790 Philadelphia)
Date: 1763
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions:
Plate: 14 15/16 in. × 11 in. (38 × 28 cm)
Sheet: 19 1/16 × 14 3/8 in. (48.4 × 36.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Object Number: 32.56.8
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