"Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), M.A. (Hon.) 1763," oil on wood, by the American artist John Trumbull. 5 1/2 in. x 4 3/8 in. (oval). Yale University Art Gallery, John Hill Morgan, B.A. 1893, LL.B. 1896, M.A. (Hon.) 1929, Fund. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
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Painting ID:: 79850
Joseph-Siffred Duplessis 1778(1778)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 28 x 22.5 in (71.1 x 57.2 cm)
cyf Benjamin Franklin 1725-1802
French
Joseph Siffred Duplessis Locations
French painter. He trained with his father, an amateur painter, and then with Joseph-Gabriel Imbert (1666-1749), a pupil of Charles Le Brun. In 1744 he went to Rome and worked with Pierre Subleyras. He remained there until at least 1747 and possibly until the death of his master in 1749. He must have learnt portrait painting in Rome, but he also painted landscapes, because Joseph Vernet advised him to specialize in this genre.
