Photo of collection object Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky
West, Benjamin. Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, c. 1816. Oil on slate, 13 3/8 × 10 1/16 inches (34 × 25.6 cm) Framed: 17 × 13 7/8 × 2 7/8 inches (43.2 × 35.2 × 7.3 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wharton Sinkler, 1958, 1958-132-1. public-domain.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky

c. 1816

Benjamin West

English (born America), 1738 - 1820

European Painting

Original Source
Maker/Artist
West, Benjamin
Classification
Painting
Formatted Medium
Oil on slate
Medium
Oil on slate
Locations
region: England
Dimensions
13 3/8 × 10 1/16 inches (34 × 25.6 cm) Framed: 17 × 13 7/8 × 2 7/8 inches (43.2 × 35.2 × 7.3 cm)
Departments
European Painting
Accession Number
1958-132-1
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wharton Sinkler, 1958
Rights Statement
public-domain
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