Portrait print of Benjamin Franklin (Wilson/Haid), 1778
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Johann Elias Haid
Mezzotint; H. 8 in. (20.4 cm), W. 5 1/4 in. (13.1 cm)
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.), NPG.78.114
This print is derived from the Benjamin Wilson portrait by way of the James McArdell mezzotint. It shows how successfully an image could be derived from a forceful original portrait.
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