File:Benjamin Franklin 1767.jpg
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David Martin: Benjamin Franklin
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q2915164 |
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Title |
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin |
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Object type |
painting ![]() |
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Genre |
portrait ![]() |
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Depicted people |
Benjamin Franklin ![]() |
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Date |
1767 date QS:P571,+1767-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 , mounted on panel |
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Dimensions |
height: 127.2 cm (50 in); width: 101.4 cm (39.9 in) dimensions QS:P2048,127.2U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,101.4U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q35525 |
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Current location |
Green Room |
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Accession number |
1962.187.1 (White House) ![]() |
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Notes |
English: Notes from Kloss, William, et al. Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride. Washington, D.C.: The White House Historical Association, 2008:
"[T]he portrait [of Benjamin Franklin] was commissioned by Robert Alexander, of the firm of William Alexander & Sons, Edinburgh. . . . The impressive beribboned document held by Franklin in the portrait is not a treaty or an Act of Parliament, but one of Alexander's deeds! The other books and pamphlets suggest the learned evidence brought in support of a wise man's decision. . . . [T]he bust of Isaac Newton, whose gaze is directed toward Franklin, invokes the greatest English voice of Reason. . . . Français : Traduction de notes tirées de Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride (Soit : « L'art de la maison Blanche : la fierté d'une nation ») par Kloss, William et coll. "Le portrait [de Benjamin Franklin] a été commandé par Robert Alexander, de la firme William Alexander & Sons, à Édimbourg. L'impressionant document couvert de scellés que tient Franklin dans le portrait n'est pas un traité ni un délibéré du parlement, mais un acte notarié produit par le commanditaire...! Les autres livres suggèrent la culture nécéssaire au jugement d'un homme sage. Le buste de Newton, dont le regard est directement tourné vers Franklin, évoque l'un des sommets de la raison anglaise. |
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References |
Google Arts & Culture asset ID: bQGo937BDcwQJQ ![]() |
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Source/Photographer | The White House Historical Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions | http://www.whitehouseresearch.org/assetbank-whha/action/viewAsset?id=153 |
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: adjusted contrast.
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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 26 July 2010. It was captioned as follows: English: Benjamin Franklin 1767 Other languages:
Dansk: Benjamin Franklin, 1767. Deutsch: Benjamin Franklin 1767 English: Benjamin Franklin 1767 Español: Benjamín Franklin, 1767 Français : Benjamin Franklin, 1767 Italiano: Benjamin Franklin, in un ritratto del 1767 conservato alla Casa Bianca e realizzato dal pittore britannico David Martin (1737-1797). Magyar: Benjamin Franklin a dolgozószobájában, a Fehér Házban. David Martin (1737-1797) brit festő festménye (1767). A háttérben Isaac Newton mellszobra van Nederlands: portret van Benjamin Franklin in zijn studiekamer (1767) door de Britse schilder David Martin. De buste van Isaac Newton op de achtergrond moet zijn wetenschappelijke achtergrond benadrukken. Македонски: Бенџамин Френклин во 1767 г. Русский: Портрет Бенджамина Франклина 1767 года, хранящийся в Белом Доме, кисти английского художника Дэвида Мартина. বাংলা : বেঞ্জামিন ফ্র্যাংকলিন, ১৭৬৭। 한국어: 벤저민 프랭클린의 초상화. 1767년. 中文: 本杰明·富兰克林画像,由戴维·马丁创作于1767年 中文(繁體): 班傑明·富蘭克林畫像,由戴維·馬丁創作於1767年。 |
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