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D. Benjamin Franklin

Engraver Johann Elias Haid German
After Benjamin Wilson British
Sitter Benjamin Franklin American
1778
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: D. Benjamin Franklin
  • Engraver: Johann Elias Haid (German, Augsburg 1737–1809 Augsburg)
  • Artist: After Benjamin Wilson (British, Leeds 1721–1788 London)
  • Sitter: Benjamin Franklin (American, Boston 1706–1790 Philadelphia)
  • Published in: Augusburg
  • Date: 1778
  • Medium: Mezzotint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 8 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (22.3 × 14 cm)
    Sheet: 10 7/16 × 7 7/16 in. (26.5 × 18.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.284
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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