Portrait of Franklin H. Delano

Eastman Johnson, c. 1881

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Portrait of Franklin H. Delano, c. 1881. oil on board.

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oil on board · Unframed: 25 x 18.3 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Portrait of Franklin H. Delano
Artist: Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906)
Date: c. 1881
Medium: oil on board
Dimensions: Unframed: 25 x 18.3 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit line: In honor of Ruth and Sherman Lee, gift of Leona E. Prasse
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1824–1906

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