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Franklin Flying His Kite
David Claypoole Johnston (American, 1798–1865)
1820–65
Medium/Technique
Pen with black and brown ink on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 18.1 x 21.9 cm (7 1/8 x 8 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number1973.328
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Karolik (1962) cat.
DescriptionBenjamin Franklin and a boy flying a kite. Fence left.
ProvenanceBequest of Maxim Karolik, Newport to MFA June 13, 1973