Franklin Images and Artifacts

Portraits and paintings
Full-sized painted portraits of Franklin, generally in oil
Miniature portraits
Miniature portraits on various substrates
Sketches and original artwork
Pencil, pen and ink, and pastel drawings of Franklin
Engravings and prints: portraits
Engraved and printed portraits of Franklin.
Engravings and prints: scenes
Engravings and prints depicting Franklin engaged in various activities.
Manuscripts
Manuscript letters to or from Franklin
Medallions and plaques
Medallions, medals, and plaques.
Sculptures
Statues, statuettes, and figurines composed of various materials
Printed works
Illustrations from works written by or about or printed by Franklin
Realia
Objects of various sorts actually owned or otherwise associated with Franklin
Ephemera and miscellaneous
Printed ephemera and miscellaneous objects bearing likenesses of Franklin.
Items associated with Franklin
Miscellaneous materials associated with Franklin or his relatives


Medallions and plaques

Title: Wax profile after the Martin portrait
Artist: Isaac Gosset
Date: 1766
ID #: neg487

Title: Medallion with Franklin in fur cap. Obverse, in terra cotta.
Artist:
Date: 1777
ID #: FAP 121

Title: Silver(?) medallion
Artist: Jean Baptiste Nini
Date: n.d.
ID #: FAP 171

Title: Ceramic medallion from model, after the wax bas-relief of Isaac Gosset
Artist: Wedgwood
Date: ca.1766
ID #: neg256.001

Title: Medallion of Franklin in fur cap, green, after Nini.
Artist: Wedgwood
Date: n.d.
ID #: FAP 98

Title: Medallion of Franklin in fur cap, blue, after Nini
Artist: Wedgwood
Date: n.d.
ID #: FAP 169

Title: Medallion (green) of Franklin
Artist: Wedgwood
Date: n.d.
ID #: FAP 140

Title: Three ceramic medallions: Franklin, William Franklin, and William Temple Franklin
Artist: Wedgwood
Date: n.d.
ID #: neg256.002

 

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