Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), 1778, Oil on canvas, Oval, 28 1/2 x 23 in. (72.4 x 58.4 cm), Paintings, Joseph Siffred Duplessis (French, Carpentras 1725–1802 Versailles), When Franklin arrived in France in the autumn of 1776 to negotiate for aid and an alliance, he was already a celebrity. His simple dress and refusal to wear a wig made an impression in intellectual circles and elsewhere
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Benjamin Franklin, 1706–1790, 1778, Oil, canvas, Oval, 28 1/2 x 23, 72.4 58.4 cm, Paintings, Joseph Siffred Duplessis, French, Carpentras, 1725–1802, Versailles, Franklin, arrived, France, autumn, 1776, negotiate, aid, alliance, celebrity, simple dress, refusal, wear, wig, impression, intellectual circles, elsewhere
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