European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Portrait of Benjamin Franklin Made in France, Europe1778 or 1779 Anne-Rosalie Bocquet Filleul, French, 1752 - 1794 Oil on canvas * Gallery 284, European Art 1500-1850, second floor 2007-13-2 Gift of the Honorable Walter H. Annenberg and Leonore Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation, 2007 |
LabelFilleul and her husband were on friendly terms with Benjamin Franklin, who may have sat for this portrait as a personal favor. In 1779 Louis Jacques Cathelin (1738-1804) made an engraving after the painting that was published the same year by Filleul's father, Blaise Bocquet. The map on the table is labeled PHILADELPHIA.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
