Portrait of Benjamin Franklin (Wilson - private), ca. 1771
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Though done later, this portrait is virtually identical to the first (Franklin-owned) image. The background is dark with reddish-brown streaks in the sky. The wig is less clearly defined.
Connection to Franklin
commissioned by Franklin, bought into the Bache family by a descendant
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