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Pierre-Michel Alix

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Description

Maker

Pierre-Michel Alix, printmaker
After Louis-Michel Vanloo (French, 1707-1771), designer
Bechet, printer
Marie François Drouhin, publisher

Title

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Year

late 1700s-early 1800s

Medium

  • color mezzotint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • color mezzotint

Materials

color mezzotint

Supports

  • Heavy weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

39.4 x 29.5 cm (15 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches) (plate)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.650

Type

  • Prints

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Pierre-Michel Alix, printmaker
After Louis-Michel Vanloo (French, 1707-1771), designer
Bechet, printer
Marie François Drouhin, publisher
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, late 1700s-early 1800s
color mezzotint
39.4 x 29.5 cm (15 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.650

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