Portrait Panel of Benjamin Franklin
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1780
Medium: Linden, holly, sycamore or harewood
Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (28.6 x 23.5 cm)
Country: Germany
Themes: Benjamin Franklin, Portraits
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1947
Date range
1777 – 1780
Largest dimension
23.5 cm
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