File:Benjamin Franklin 1759.jpg

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Artist

Benjamin Wilson

Title

English: Benjamin Franklin.

Date

1759

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

76.2 × 63.5 cm (30 × 25 in)

Current location

White House

	Native name	White House
	Location	1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, District of Columbia United States
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 51.61″ N, 77° 2′ 11.58″ W
	Established	1792
	Website	whitehouse.gov

Washington, D.C., United States

Notes

White House copy of the 1759 painting

Source/Photographer

The White House Historical Association

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