id:			120103
accession number:	1940.884
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.884
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:43.792000

Benjamin Franklin, 1779. Justus Chevillet (French, 1729–1802), Published in Journal de Paris, 7 July 1779 and in the Gazette de France, 16 July 1779, after Jean Claude Thomas Duplessis (French, 1783). Engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.884

title:				Benjamin Franklin
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creation date:			1779
creation date earliest:		1779
creation date latest:		1779
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creditline:			Bequest of James Parmelee
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Fonds Francais - 18th Siècle IV.358.43

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* Justus Chevillet (French, 1729–1802)  - artist

* Published in Journal de Paris, 7 July 1779 and in the Gazette de France, 16 July 1779  - published by

* Jean Claude Thomas Duplessis (French, 1783)  - artist

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