Title: Franklin and his friends
First published: 1999
Description: Franklin & His Friends takes a new cross-disciplinary look at early American science through the lens of portraiture. Portraits by such accomplished American painters as Gilbert Stuart, John Singleton Copley, and Charles Willson Peale tell a unique story through imagery that defines not only likeness but also constructs the identity of the subject as a member of the larger community of science.

Anchored by the figure - and portraits - of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), whose scientific reputation was universal within the Western republic of letters, this book also encompasses his scientific collegues, many of whom were his friends.
Subjects: History, Exhibitions, Scientists, Franklin, benjamin, 1706-1790
Places: United States
People: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Time periods: 18th century
LC classification: Q143.F8 F67 1999