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Benjamin Franklin

A. W. Elson & Co. (American, about 1874–1925)
After: Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725–1805)
American
1892

Medium/Technique Photogravure Gilbo on chine, mounted to wove
Dimensions Sheet: 26.5 × 20.3 cm (10 7/16 × 8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of A. W. Elson & Co.
Accession NumberM8817
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionReproduction made for inclusion in: Frederick G. Harrison, Biographical Sketches of Preeminent Americans. (Boston: E.W. Walker, 1892-1893).
InscriptionsLower center, in graphite: From the oil painting attributed to Greuze hanging at the Boston Art Museum.
Verso, in graphite: Elson
Provenance1892, gift of A. W. Elson & Co. to the MFA.