Sketch for 'Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky', c.1816 (oil on slate)

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Sketch for 'Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky', c.1816 (oil on slate)

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Artist

West, Benjamin (1738-1820) / American

Location

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, PA, USA

Medium

oil on slate

Date

c. 1816 AD (C19th AD)

Dimensions

34x25.6 cms

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Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705][1] – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions.

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