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The image shows a river landscape with trees and foliage blending into the sky. Delicate lines suggest distant trees and landforms. The artwork features fine etching with cross-hatched strokes for detail. A figure is depicted in a boat on the water. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of grey.

Print1954.15.16

Bend in the River (Un coin de riviere)

Alphonse Legros

Date not recorded · etching

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Sculpture1957.14.1068.a

Benedetto Lomellini of Genoa, 1517-1579, Cardinal 1565 [obverse]

Medalist T.R.

c. 1575 · lead

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Sculpture1957.14.939.a

Benedetto Varchi, 1502-1565, Florentine Historian and Man of Letters [obverse]

Domenico Poggini

before 1566 · bronze//Late cast

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Sculpture1995.49.14.a

Benedict XIII (Piero Francesco Orsini, 1649-1730), Pope 1724 [obverse]

Ermenegildo Hamerani

1724 · bronze

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Sculpture1997.114.12.a

Benedict XIV (Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, 1675-1758), Pope 1740 [obverse]

Ottone Hamerani

1743 · bronze

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This is a drawing of two figures engaged in a gesture of offering or communication. The drawing features two figures sketched with loose lines; one is kneeling on the ground, extending hands towards a standing figure who is holding an object. The figures are rendered with minimal detail, using strokes that suggest movement or interaction. Background elements are lightly sketched. Shadows and folds in the garments are indicated with darker shades of the pencil.

Drawing1943.3.3901

Benediction a Lourdes

Jean-Louis Forain

c. 1912 · pen and brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on laid paper

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Print1995.76.85

Benefit for Firmin Gémier

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

1897 · lithograph in black on light brown wove paper [proof before letters]

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The image shows a figure in classical robes standing barefoot on a grassy knoll, next to a large goat and a white kid. In the background, there is a rustic building with a thatched roof, and a smaller animal grazing nearby. The landscape features rolling hills, muted trees, and Latin text at the bottom. The style resembles that of a Renaissance artist.

Print2005.128.9.a

Benjamin

Jan Sadeler I after Crispen van den Broecke

c. 1585; published 1643 · hand-colored engraving on laid paper

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The image depicts a young man named Joseph, standing at a slight angle. He is holding a bow and potentially an arrow. Joseph has curly shoulder-length hair and distinct facial features. He wears a pale yellow tunic with a blue cloak over his shoulders, along with knee-high red-laced sandals. In the background, there is a stone building, a circular tower, and various small figures. The sky is lightly clouded and there is greenery around the man's feet.

Print2005.128.9.b

Benjamin

Jan Sadeler I after Crispen van den Broecke

c. 1585; published 1643 · hand-colored engraving on laid paper

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Print2015.19.1584.39.4

Benjamin Harrison

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1807 · mezzotint and engraving in black on wove paper mounted to brown wove paper

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Shown from the knees up, a light-skinned man and woman are seated side-by-side on grassy rise in a landscape in this horizontal portrait painting. To our left, the man leans heavily toward the woman to our right, propped on one elbow near her hip. She sits upright, resting one hand over his forearm and wrist. The clean-shaven man looks at her with blue eyes under gray, arched brows. He has a straight nose, round cheeks, a hint of a double chin, and his pale pink lips are closed in a slight smile. He wears a forest-green coat, a white waistcoat embroidered with golden yellow, a white shirt and ruffled tie, and buff-colored breaches. His right hand, to our left, is propped loosely against his hip. Next to that hand, a green parrot stands with its wings lifted as it turns its head back over its body. The man’s other hand, near the woman, holds a long, wooden telescope. The woman looks off into the distance to our left with gray eyes. She has smooth cheeks, a delicate nose, and her pink lips also curl in a faint smile. A strand of pearls weaves through the brown hair loosely piled on her head and through the thick curls that fall over her shoulders. Her white dress is loosely draped around her body. An ocean-blue sash with gold stripes and fringe wraps around her waist, and a sprig of pink flowers is tucked into a fold at her neckline. She holds at least three peaches and a stem of leaves in her lap, and a spray of purple clover blossoms in her other hand, which rests lightly over the man’s forearm. A swath of white fabric, perhaps from her skirt, wraps up and over the man’s thigh, closer to her. Behind the woman, a tree grows on a low hill along the right edge of the canvas and off the top. The landscape opens into an expansive vista to our left with spindly trees growing in a low meadow that leads back to a body of water in the deep distance. Minuscule in scale, tiny boats and buildings line the water’s edge near the horizon. A few thin, silvery gray and petal-pink clouds skim across the pale blue sky.

Painting1966.10.1

Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming

Charles Willson Peale

1788 · oil on canvas

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Print2015.19.1584.30.14

Benjamin Cocke

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1805 · mezzotint and engraving in black on wove paper mounted to brown wove paper

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The sculpture is a bronze bust of a man, with his head and shoulders captured. The sculpture has a dark brown color with a slightly glossy texture. The man's facial features are deeply etched and abstract, with pronounced textures and angles. The sculpture has a textured and roughly chiseled appearance. The man appears to be wearing a draped garment, suggested by the folds and depth around the neck and shoulder area.

Sculpture1943.3.2

Benjamin Delessert

Honoré Daumier

model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1930 · bronze

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Print2015.19.1584.47.11

Benjamin Elliott

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1809 · mezzotint and engraving in black on wove paper mounted to brown wove paper

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The image shows an etched portrait of a man. He is facing slightly to the left, with distinct facial features including a furrowed brow, deep-set eyes, and a prominent nose. His hair is wavy and pushed back, with facial hair in the form of a mustache and a small chin beard. The man is wearing formal attire, including a buttoned coat, collared shirt, and a scarf or cravat around his neck. The background is plain, and there is an inscription along the left side that reads "C. MERYON sc."

Print2010.25.2

Benjamin Fillon

Charles Meryon

1862 · etching in red and black on Japan laid paper

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The image shows a man in a head-and-shoulders portrait. He is slightly positioned to the right, facing forward. The man has a high forehead, slightly furrowed brow, deep-set eyes, and light, thin hair styled back. He is wearing a collared garment with a high white neckcloth tied around his neck. The background is simple and neutral-toned.

Drawing1983.102.1

Benjamin Fisher

Attributed to Gilbert Stuart

Date not recorded · black, white, and red chalk on gray wove paper

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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.

Print1955.4.19

Benjamin Franklin

Jean-François Janinet and Joseph Siffred Duplessis

1789 · color aquatint

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The image shows a man seated, turned slightly to the side but facing forward. His features include a prominent forehead, deeply set eyes, round spectacles, and shoulder-length gray hair. He is dressed in an ornate dark coat over a light-colored shirt, holding a thin metal rod. Beside him on a table are two ink pots and a quill. The background features a draped curtain and a view of a darkened sky with a jagged line.

Print1964.8.1485

Benjamin Franklin

Max Rosenthal after Charles Willson Peale

1901 · color mezzotint on China paper

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This painting shows the upper body of a man in a seated position, turned slightly to the right, with his face looking towards us. His features include light skin, a high forehead, a thin mouth, and deep-set eyes. Though the brown-gray hair on top of his head is thin, it is long on the sides and falls around his chin. He wears a green coat with brown fur trim and a detailed white vest with ruffles near the neck. The background is a plain green color, which is darker around the edges and lighter near the center of the painting.

Painting1971.93.1

Benjamin Franklin

after Jean-Baptiste Greuze

19th century · oil on canvas

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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.

Print1976.52.6

Benjamin Franklin

Franz Weber

Date not recorded · etching

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Sculpture2015.19.3978

Benjamin Franklin

Dr. Charles L. Hogeboom

1885 · plaster

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Sculpture2004.50.9

Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, Diplomat and Statesman

Giovanni Battista Nini

1777 · terracotta

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Sculpture2015.29.1

Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, Diplomat and Statesman

Giovanni Battista Nini after Thomas Walpole

model 1777 · terracotta

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Sculpture2015.29.2

Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, Diplomat and Statesman

after Giovanni Battista Nini

model 1777, cast probably 19th century · bronze

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