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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Jean-Antoine Houdon
Sculpture
c. 1778
Owner: de Young Museum
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Unidentified Artist
Sculpture
19th century
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society

Benjamin Franklin

Unidentified Artist
Painting
n.d.a.
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Unidentified Artist
Sculpture
c. 1820
Owner: The White House

Benjamin Franklin

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

Benjamin Franklin

Louis Mathieu Didier Guillaume
Painting
c. 1852-53
Owner: Virginia Museum of History and Culture
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Francois Denis Nee
Print
1781
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Benjamin Franklin

Unidentified Artist
Painting
c. 1790-1815
Owner: State Museum of Pennsylvania

Benjamin Franklin

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

Benjamin Franklin

Jean Jacques Caffieri
Sculpture
c. 1800
Owner: Independence National Historical Park

Benjamin Franklin

Augustin Dupre
Medal
early 20th century
Owner: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

F. / J. A. M.
Painting
1856-57
Owner: Franklin Institute Science Museum
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Unidentified Artist
Sculpture
1778
Owner: Historic New England
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Jean-Baptiste Nini
Sculpture
1777
Owner: Yale University, Franklin Collection
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Unidentified Artist
Sculpture
19th century
Owner: The White House
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Unidentified Artist
Painting
n.d.a.
Owner: Christie's New York
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Domenico Menconi
Sculpture
c. 1863
Owner: American Philosophical Society
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Joseph Siffred Duplessis
Painting
c. 1779
Owner: Boston Public Library
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

William Zorach
Sculpture
c. 1920-50
Owner: Slater Memorial Museum

Benjamin Franklin

Unidentified Artist
Sculpture
c. 1905
Owner: The White House
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Charles Willson Peale
Print
1787
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Benjamin Franklin

Jean-Baptiste Nini
Decorative Arts
1777
Owner: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Robert Pollard
Print
c. 1782
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Sculpture
after 1778
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Joseph Hennage

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    • Paintings  217
    • Miniatures  46
    • Prints  35
    • Drawings  30
    • Medals  23
    • Decorative arts  18
    • Exterior views  9
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