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| Keywords: Benjamin Franklin 1767.jpg Assessments c 2010 1 1 1 Benjamin Franklin 1 1 ארכיון 23 בנג'מין פרנק ין 1 picture of the day 2010 07 26 Artwork Creator David Martin w Benjamin Franklin 1767 Oil on canvas mounted on panel cm 127 2 101 4 White House Green Room Notes from Kloss William et al Art in the White House A Nation's Pride Washington D C The White House Historical Association 2008 <br> The portrait of Benjamin Franklin was commissioned by Robert Alexander of the firm of William Alexander Sons Edinburgh The impressive beribboned document held by Franklin in the portrait is not a treaty or an Act of Parliament but one of Alexander's deeds The other books and pamphlets suggest the learned evidence brought in support of a wise man's decision The bust of Isaac Newton whose gaze is directed toward Franklin invokes the greatest English voice of Reason <br> The portrait nonetheless sits squarely in the broader tradition of Enlightenment The pressure of the thumb against the chin expresses the pressure of concentrated thought the painting has sometimes been called the 'thumb portrait' and the refracted light of Franklin's spectacles on his cheek furthers the effect <br> Additional painting notes at http //www npg si edu/exh/franklin/martin htm National Portrait Gallery Traduction de notes tirées de Art in the White House A Nation's Pride Soit «L'art de la maison Blanche la fierté d'une nation» par Kloss William et coll <br> Le portrait de Benjamin Franklin a été commandé par Robert Alexander de la firme William Alexander Sons à Édimbourg L'impressionant document couvert de scellés que tient Franklin dans le portrait n'est pas un traité ni un délibéré du parlement mais un acte notarié produit par le commanditaire Les autres livres suggèrent la culture nécéssaire au jugement d'un homme sage Le buste de Newton dont le regard est directement tourné vers Franklin évoque l'un des sommets de la raison anglaise <br> Ce portrait est fermement ancré dans la pensée des lumières La pression du pouce sur le menton exprime la pression de la pensée concentrée et le reflet des lunettes de Franklin sur sa pommette renforce cet effet Pour cette raison ce portrait a parfois été appellé «Le portrait au pouce» The White House Historical Association Other versions http //www whitehouseresearch org/assetbank-whha/action/viewAsset id 153 PD-old-100 adjusted contrast Benjamin Franklin David Martin 18th-century portrait paintings in the White House 1767 Featured pictures of Washington D C | ||||
