Objects
The Politician (Benjamin Franklin)
VISUAL WORKS, PICTURES AND PLAQUES
oil painting
Elmer, Stephen
Europe: United Kingdom
c.1777
oil
overall: 750 x 610 mm
1999.162
VISUAL WORKS, PICTURES AND PLAQUES
oil painting
Elmer, Stephen
Europe: United Kingdom
c.1777
oil
overall: 750 x 610 mm
Framed portrait painting (oil) of Benjamin Franklin wearing a green coat with fur collar, reading 'The Evening Post' whilst the 'Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty' lies on the table. Features a pair of silver folding nose spectacles with narrow shell margins. Gilt frame.
1999.162
BOA Purchase, 1939