Benjamin Franklin

Französische Grafik 1788–1793, 1789

The image depicts a portrait of a man from the chest up. He is positioned facing slightly to the left, with a direct, level gaze. The man has a distinguished face with a prominent forehead and a gentle expression. His hair is long and gray, curling slightly around the shoulders. He is wearing a red-brown coat with a fur-trimmed collar and a white cravat peeking from underneath. The background is a neutral dark tone, with an oval border framing the portrait against a lighter rectangle that fills the rest of the image. There is text below the image identifying the person as Benjamin Franklin, with additional text in a decorative script style.
Artist
Französische Grafik 1788–1793
Date
1789
Type
Print
Medium
color aquatint
Dimensions
41 × 31.5 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image depicts a portrait of a man from the chest up. He is positioned facing slightly to the left, with a direct, level gaze. The man has a distinguished face with a prominent forehead and a gentle expression. His hair is long and gray, curling slightly around the shoulders. He is wearing a red-brown coat with a fur-trimmed collar and a white cravat peeking from underneath. The background is a neutral dark tone, with an oval border framing the portrait against a lighter rectangle that fills the rest of the image. There is text below the image identifying the person as Benjamin Franklin, with additional text in a decorative script style.

Französische Grafik 1788–1793