Masterpiece Quiz

Answer:

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Attributed to Joseph S. Duplessis (1725-1802)
Oil on canvas
28 x 22 3/4 (71.1 x 57.8 cm)
Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
This painting had been purchased by Thomas Jefferson prior to 1787 and inherited by Jefferson's grandson, from whom it waspurchased by the Boston Athanaeum. Rosenberg & Stiebel acted as agent, bringing the Franklin back to Monticello.

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