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Franklin and His Friends: Portraying the Man of Science in Eighteenth-Century America

April 16, 1999 - September 6, 1999

Museum: Portrait Gallery

Location: Gallery 121A

This exhibition examines Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) and 18th-century science. Approximately 35 portraits by Gilbert Stuart, John Singleton Copley, Charles Willson Peale, and others are on view, with many accompanied by scientific objects that can be seen in the paintings.

Catalogue: $34.95 (paper)

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