Bust of Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), 1779, by Jean-Antoine Houdon. Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)—statesman, scientist, patriot, and philosopher—was a celebrity in his lifetime. He was so popular that many people, both in America and abroad, wanted to own likenesses of him. His portraits were realized as sculptures, paintings, prints, and miniatures.
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