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Benjamin Franklin

Publisher Thomas Hart British
Sitter Benjamin Franklin American
ca. 1778
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Benjamin Franklin
  • Artist: After Charles Nicolas Cochin II (French, Paris 1715–1790 Paris)
  • Publisher: Thomas Hart (British, active London 1776–77) (fictitious name)
  • Sitter: Benjamin Franklin (American, Boston 1706–1790 Philadelphia)
  • Published in: Augusburg
  • Date: ca. 1778
  • Medium: Mezzotint
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed close to plate): 9 in. × 6 3/8 in. (22.8 × 16.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.282
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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