Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

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Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

1777-1785

Attributed to Antoine Noël Benoît de Graincourt (French, 1748–1823)

Franklin brought this miniature from France to Philadelphia as a present for his daughter, Sarah Franklin Bache. It is a small version of the Joseph-Siffred Duplessis portrait of which Franklin approved. The miniaturist Graincourt is known to have exhibited a miniature like this one at the 1779 Salon de la Correspondence in Paris.

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Object Details

Title:

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Date:

1777-1785

Artist:

Attributed to Antoine Noël Benoît de Graincourt (French, 1748–1823)

Medium:

Watercolor on ivory

Dimensions:

1 5/8 x 1 3/8 inches (4.1 x 3.5 cm)

Classification:

Miniatures

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, 1932

Accession Number:

1932-8-1

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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