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Study of Benjamin Franklin

Artist
Edwin Austin Abbey, 1 Apr 1852 - 1 Aug 1911
John Singer Sargent, 12 Jan 1856 - 15 Apr 1925
Sitter
Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790
Date
c. 1902-11
Type
Drawing
Medium
Black chalk on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 110.2 × 73.7cm (43 3/8 × 29")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Benjamin Franklin: Male
Benjamin Franklin: Literature\Writer
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration
Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Scientist
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Diplomat
Benjamin Franklin: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Inventor
Benjamin Franklin: Crafts and Trades\Printer
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
Portrait
Credit Line
Owner: Yale University Art Gallery

This record is part of the Catalog of American Portraits, a research archive of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images (if available) must be obtained from the portrait owner. Please note that if an owner is listed above, this information may not be current.

Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
1937.1674
Data Source
Catalog of American Portraits