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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This depiction of Franklin is based on the David Martin portrait owned by Franklin's friend, John Sargent. It follows the Martin portrait except for the omission of gold braid from the trim of the coat. The cloth on the table and the drapery in the background are red.
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