File:BenFranklinDuplessis.jpg

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Summary

anonymous: Benjamin Franklin

Artist

Anonymous



Alternative names	Joseph-Siffred Duplessis; Joseph-Siffrède Duplessis; Joseph Siffrein Duplessis
Description	French portrait painter
Date of birth/death	22 September 1725	1 April 1802
Location of birth/death	Carpentras, near Avignon	Versailles
Work period	1740s-1801
Work location	Carpentras, Lyon, Paris, Rome
Authority file	: Q2286906 VIAF: 27199685 ISNI: 0000000083667441 ULAN: 500016763 LCCN: n85235630 MusicBrainz: 094af2df-445d-4d9d-891e-58b88bb6fd38 WorldCat

Title

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Object type

painting

Genre

portrait

Description

Deutsch: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), nordamerikanischer Drucker, Verleger, Schriftsteller, Naturwissenschaftler, Erfinder und Staatsmann mit 79 Jahren.

English: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) , North American printer, publisher, writer, scientist, inventor and statesman 79 years old.

Depicted people

Benjamin Franklin

Date

between circa 1778 and circa 1783

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 71.1 cm (27.9 in)

; width: 57.2 cm (22.5 in)

Collection

National Portrait Gallery

	Native name	National Portrait Gallery
	Parent institution	National Portrait Gallery Board of Trustees
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 30′ 33.84″ N, 0° 07′ 41.16″ W
	Established	1856
	Website	www.npg.org.uk
	Authority file	: Q238587 VIAF: 165430167 ISNI: 0000000121496058 ULAN: 500226159 LCCN: n79113062 Historic England: 1066285 WorldCat

Accession number

NPG 327 (National Portrait Gallery)

References

Source/Photographer

http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brush/ben.htm

Other versions

Licensing

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	22:45, 25 April 2017	2,403 × 2,971 (7.69 MB)	~riley	COM:OVERWRITE Reverted to version as of 17:32, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
	20:09, 28 March 2017	2,403 × 2,971 (7.42 MB)	Pixel8tor	Adjusted color to compensate for exposure, varnish yellowing, and soot pollution.
	17:32, 17 April 2015	2,403 × 2,971 (7.69 MB)	Hello world	new
	22:01, 25 January 2012	393 × 478 (190 KB)	Muboshgu	Reverted to version as of 23:23, 22 June 2011 Why are we cropping a famous portrait?
	13:55, 24 January 2012	300 × 300 (69 KB)	XCentristFiasco	Touched up the Image and Cropped the Image to a Suitable Size to Avoid Bandwidth Problems.
	23:23, 22 June 2011	393 × 478 (190 KB)	Scewing	Higher Resolution from http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/legacy/slideshow/gallery/album1/large/lgben.jpg
	06:24, 10 August 2007	244 × 310 (35 KB)	Raymond	bigger image
	14:52, 1 February 2005	137 × 174 (6 KB)	Quadell	Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Siffred Duplessis (1725-1802)