Object Number 1980.0040

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

(Benjamin Franklin)

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Gallo Gallina (Aquatinter)
1796-1874

Joseph Siffrid Duplessis (Painter)
1725-1802

Place of Origin

Milan, Milano, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Date

1820-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; G. Gallina f.

Subjects

Portrait; Benjamin Franklin

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Vellum

Techniques

Aquatint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

14.34 (H) , 10.2 (W) , 7.3 (Image H) , 5.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.42 (H) , 25.9 (W) , 7.3 (Image H) , 5.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at right. W at top. Plate H: 9.2 in. (23.3 cm). Plate W: 6.7 in. (17.1 cm).

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

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