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Image Not Available for Statue of Benjamin Franklin
Statue of Benjamin Franklin
Image Not Available for Statue of Benjamin Franklin

Statue of Benjamin Franklin

Smith, Knight & Tappan (American, active 1857–1860)
Hammatt Billings (American, 1816 to 1818–1874)
probably 1856
Medium/TechniqueEtching and engraving
Credit LineBequest of Abram Edmands Cutter
Accession number01.8741
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate, at lower left: Drawn by H. Billings In plate, at lower right: Engd. by Smith, Knight, & Tappan.ProvenanceBy 1900, Abram Edmands Cutter (b. 1822 - d. 1900), Brookline, MA; 1901, bequest of Abram Edmands Cutter to the MFA. (Date accessioned: October 1, 1901)