Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (Martin/West), before 1793
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Scanned from Sellers, Benjamin Franklin in Portraiture (New Haven: Yale University, 1962). The West copy was based on this portrait.

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London
Benjamin West (Attributed)
Oil on canvas; H. 50 in. (127 cm), W. 40 in. (101.6 cm)
Formerly in the Estate of John D. Rockefeller; current owner unknown
The David Martin portrait exists in several versions by the artist in public and private collections. Other artists, including West, copied it.
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