This painting shows the upper body of a man in a seated position, turned slightly to the right, with his face looking towards us. His features include light skin, a high forehead, a thin mouth, and deep-set eyes. Though the brown-gray hair on top of his head is thin, it is long on the sides and falls around his chin. He wears a green coat with brown fur trim and a detailed white vest with ruffles near the neck. The background is a plain green color, which is darker around the edges and lighter near the center of the painting.

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Benjamin Franklin

Anonymous Artist

artist after Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725 - 1805)

19th century

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 72.7 x 57.5 cm (28 5/8 x 22 5/8 in.) ; framed: 93.4 x 80.7 x 7.9 cm (36 3/4 x 31 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line: Gift of Adele Lewisohn Lehman
Rights: Public domain (NGA 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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