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Benjamin Franklin: P.370-1947

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Benjamin Franklin

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Whitworth & Yates
Painter: Cochin, Charles Nicolas II (After)

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Legal notes

Bought from the Perceval Fund with the aid of a donation from Louis C. G. Clarke, M.A.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1947)

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1784

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.370-1947
Primary reference Number: 163500
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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