Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Catalogue
- Year
- 1778
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Oval, 28 1/2 x 22 7/8 in. (72.4 x 58.1 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Joseph
Artist
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef. "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled يوسف, Yūsuf. In Kurdish (Kurdî), the name is Ûsiv or Yûsiv, Persian, the name is Yousef, and in Turkish it is Yusuf. In Pashto the name is spelled Esaf (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled Ousep (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil, it is spelled as Yosepu (யோசேப்பு).
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- Joseph
- Year
- 1778
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Oval, 28 1/2 x 22 7/8 in. (72.4 x 58.1 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1778-336644
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified