To the Genius of Franklin, by Marguerite Gérard, 1779
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To the Genius of Franklin

Marguerite Gérard (French, Grasse 1761–1837 Paris)

After Jean Honoré Fragonard

Subject Benjamin Franklin

1779

Medium
Etching; second state of two
Classification
Prints
Dimensions
sheet: 21 3/4 x 16 5/8 in. (55.2 x 42.2 cm) image: 19 15/16 x 14 11/16 in. (50.6 x 37.3 cm)
Culture
French
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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