Description
Portrait de Benjamin FRANKLIN
pendant l’expérience du cerf-volant en 1752
d’après le tableau de Benjamin WEST : « Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky »
Publié à Paris par Godefroy MAYER, 15 rue Pigalle
Cachet du Cercle de la Librairie (Lugt 438)
1er état
1900
Feuille : 565 x 410 mm
Coup de planche : 400 x 395 mm
Coins carrés : 335 x 245 mm
Épreuve sur chine appliquée
Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky is a c. 1805 painting by Benjamin West in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It depicts American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin conducting his kite experiment in 1752 to ascertain the electrical nature of lighting. West composed his 13.25 in × 10 in (33.7 cm × 25.4 cm) work using oil on a slate. The painting blends elements of both Neoclassicism and Romanticism. Franklin knew West, which influenced the creation of this painting. (source wikipédia)
