Portrait of Abiah Folger Franklin, believed to be 1707
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Boston?
Gerrit Duyckinck (Attributed)
Oil on canvas; H. 12 in., W. 10 in.
This portrait is believed to be of Franklin's mother, Abiah Folger Franklin. According to its current history, it was owned by Franklin's grandson William Temple Franklin and descended in a European family with whom he was acquainted.
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