Black and white oval portrait painting of a man with long, wavy, light-colored hair and a receding hairline. He wears round glasses, a dark fur-trimmed jacket over a white collared shirt and bow tie. The background features shaded tones of gray. The man depicted is Benjamin Franklin, and the artist is Jean-Baptiste Greuze.
Artwork Details
- Date
- after 1777
- Medium
- Pastel on toned (now oxidized) wove paper, mounted on a wood strainer
- Culture
- American
- Dimensions
- 502 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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