Art Institute of Chicago
Benjamin Franklin
Jean-Honoré FragonardLinkedCulture matchlcp-33805e8f7da5
- Date
- c. 1778
- Medium
- Brush and brown ink and brown wash on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 87107
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Charles Netcher as a memorial to Charles Netcher II
- Provenance
- Albert Meyer, Paris, by 1932 [according to London 1932]. Sold by Jacques Seligmann and Company, New York, to Mrs. Charles Netcher, April 29, 1933 [invoice]; given to the Art Institute, 1933
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- Object type
- AAT300033973
Part of a LinkedCulture topic
Benjamin Franklin Portraits Across CulturesThese objects are representations of Benjamin Franklin created through various printmaking and sculptural techniques by multiple institutions, reflecting his significance as a historical figure celebrated across the Unit
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