Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black-and-white portrait of Benjamin Franklin in a frame. Man with balding head and long, wavy hair on sides, wearing a dark jacket and white scarf around neck. The man is shown from chest up, facing slightly left of center. Right hand is not visible, possibly grasping the scarf. Frame is silver with a black border around the portrait. The background behind the man is light shading, darker on left. There are characters written vertically on the upper right side. The frame is rectangular with a slight lip around the edge.