Benjamin Franklin

Title	Benjamin Franklin
Artist	Johann Elias Haid, 1739 - 1809
Date	1778 18th century
Medium	Mezzotint on paper
Classification	Print
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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