DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
19th-20th century
Artists
John Singer SargentArtist
Dimensions
15.9 x 11.2 cm (6 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.)
Provenance
To the artist's sisters, Violet (Mrs. Francis) Ormond and Emily Sargent, at his death, 1925; gift of Mrs. Ormond to the Fogg Art Museum, 1937.
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