Art, literature & history
Benjamin Franklin
c. 1778
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Brush and brown ink and brown wash on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- 27.8 × 23.9 cm (11 × 9 7/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1933.806
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Benjamin Franklin. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Benjamin Franklin — Jean-Honoré Fragonard. c. 1778.
Medium: Brush and brown ink and brown wash on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: 27.8 × 23.9 cm (11 × 9 7/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.