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The image shows a man in a three-quarters portrait. He has distinct facial features with a prominent forehead, high cheekbones, and a light expression. His hair is wavy and receding at the front, flowing down around his ears and behind his shoulders. The man is dressed in formal attire, wearing a dark fur-collared coat and a white cravat or neckcloth. The background is a simple, unadorned off-white color.
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The image shows a man in a three-quarters portrait. He has distinct facial features with a prominent forehead, high cheekbones, and a light expression. His hair is wavy and receding at the front, flowing down around his ears and behind his shoulders. The man is dressed in formal attire, wearing a dark fur-collared coat and a white cravat or neckcloth. The background is a simple, unadorned off-white color.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Benjamin Franklin

Franz Weber

Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1976.52.6
Credit line
Gift of Dr. Dieter Erich Meyer
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Portrait
  • Man

NGA object ID 55852. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.