Benjamin Franklin
Object type: Pastel
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Artist bio: French, Tournus 1725–1805 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: after 1777
Medium: Pastel on toned (now oxidized) wove paper, mounted on a wood strainer
Dimensions: 22 7/8 x 18 7/8 in. (58.1 x 47.9 cm)
Geography: Made in    France  
Credit line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Accession year: 1883
Tags: Benjamin Franklin|Portraits|Men