Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
Date
ca. 18th century
Sitter
Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790, American) , Politician
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
After
Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1715 - 1790, French) , Printmaker
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 95mm
width (print): 87mm
height (paper support): 163mm
width (paper support): 125mm
width (print): 87mm
height (paper support): 163mm
width (paper support): 125mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Benjamin Franklin in three-quarter profile to the left as viewed. He wears a fur hat and round spectacles. In an oval frame.
Inscribed ‘BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, L.L.D. F.R.S.’ and pencilled ‘1756’ on paper support.
Benjamin Franklin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1756.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p21.
Inscribed ‘BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, L.L.D. F.R.S.’ and pencilled ‘1756’ on paper support.
Benjamin Franklin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1756.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p21.
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