Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
Object type: Painting
Department: European Paintings
Artist: Joseph Siffred Duplessis
Artist bio: French, Carpentras 1725–1802 Versailles
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1778
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Oval, 28 1/2 x 23 in. (72.4 x 58.4 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Accession year: 1932
Tags: Benjamin Franklin|Men|Portraits