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Mezzotint portrait of a seated older man in a buttoned coat and powdered hair, holding a paper, with a draped curtain and lamps behind him.

Benjamin Franklin, mezzotint portrait by Edward Fisher, 1763

A seated older man in a buttoned coat, white cravat and powdered hair holds a rolled paper while his other hand rests on a table. Behind him hang a drape, lamps and a framed picture of a ship; soft black-and-white mezzotint tones fill the sheet, with an inscription along the lower margin.

Artist
Edward Fisher
Date
1763
Medium
Mezzotint on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2997 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1763).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

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