Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Image: 12 3/16 × 7 9/16 in. (31 × 19.2 cm) Plate: 14 3/16 × 8 9/16 in. (36.1 × 21.8 cm) Sheet: 18 3/8 × 11 5/8 in. (46.6 × 29.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Accession Number
83.2.198
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Louis de Carmontelle|François Denis Née|Benjamin Franklin · 1717–1806
**Louis Carrogis Carmontelle** (15 August 1717 – 26 December 1806) was a multifaceted French artist, dramatist, architect, and inventor whose career bridged the worlds of courtly entertainment and innovative visual arts during the Rococo era. Born in Paris to a modest family—his father worked as a bootmaker—he rose through talent and wit from humble origins to serve prominent noble households. He ...