Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), by Joseph Siffred Duplessis, 1778
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Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

Joseph Siffred Duplessis (French, Carpentras 1725–1802 Versailles)

1778

Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
Oval, 28 1/2 x 22 7/8 in. (72.4 x 58.1 cm)
Culture
French
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, European Paintings
Credit line
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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