Miniature portrait of Benjamin Franklin (Graincourt?), after 1779 and before 1785
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France
Antoine Noël Benôit Graincourt (Attributed)
Watercolor on ivory, and gold; Image: H. 1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm), W. 1 5/16 (3.3 cm) (oval)
Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Pa.), 1932-8-1
Bache family tradition called this the miniature Franklin brought from France for his daughter, Sally.
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