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Portrait Panel of Benjamin Franklin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval framed portrait of a man with long hair, wearing a buttoned vest and a white cravat; a spinning wheel on a table to his right; background is dark; frame has worn metal edges. Portrait Panel of Benjamin Franklin. Artist not identified.

Artwork details

Date:: ca. 1780
Medium:: Linden, holly, sycamore or harewood
Dimensions:: 481 × 624 px
Museum record:: View original

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