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(168 of 1912)

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Benjamin Franklin

Wedgwood and Sons
Sculpture
late 18th century
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

George Washington

Unidentified Artist
Sculpture
1776-96
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

John Rodgers

Unidentified Artist
Painting
late 18th century
Owner: New-York Historical Society
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Sculpture
1778?
Owner: Yale University Art Gallery

Samuel Pitts

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1770
Owner: Detroit Institute of Arts
Patience Lovell Wright

Patience Lovell Wright

Unidentified Artist
Print
1775
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Louis Carrogis De Carmontelle
Drawing
c. 1780-81
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; bequest of Mrs. Herbert Clark Hoover
Elias Boudinot, IV

Elias Boudinot, IV

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
c. 1782
Owner: Independence National Historical Park

Benjamin Franklin (Duplessis Type)

Unidentified Artist
Painting
1776-1883
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

William Richardson

Jeremiah Theus
Painting
c. 1765-70
Owner: Yale University Art Gallery

John Swanwick

Matthew Pratt
Painting
1770
Owner: Insurance Company of North America

George Washington

Jean-Antoine Houdon
Sculpture
1778
Owner: R. W. Norton Art Gallery
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Unidentified Artist
Medal
c. 1773-88
Owner: Library Company of Philadelphia

George Washington at Princeton

Charles Willson Peale
Painting
1779
Owner: Private Collection
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Jean-Antoine Houdon
Sculpture
c. 1778
Owner: de Young Museum
Baron von Steuben

Baron von Steuben

Ralph Earl
Painting
c. 1780

Frances Montresor

John Singleton Copley
Painting
1771
Owner: Harlan Crow Library and Gallery

Thomas Amory

John Singleton Copley
Painting
c. 1770
Owner: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Adolph Ulrich Wertmuller

Adolph Ulrich Wertmuller

Adolph Ulrich Wertmüller
Painting
c. 1775-90
Owner: Private Collection

Mrs. Benjamin West and her Son Raphael

Benjamin West
Painting
c. 1770
Owner: Reynolda House Museum of American Art

Benjamin Franklin

Jean-Baptiste Nini
Sculpture
1779
Owner: Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University

Benjamin Franklin

Jean-Baptiste Nini
Sculpture
1777
Owner: R. W. Norton Art Gallery

Hugh McCulloch

Matthew Pratt
Painting
1773
Owner: Winterthur Museum

Frances Tucker Montressor

John Singleton Copley
Painting
c. 1778-80
Owner: U.S. Department of State

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    • Silhouettes  32
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