Ben Franklin, Early 20th C. Wayne Blouch Graphite and Watercolor Drawing antique stencil painting Shaped into a sort of

Shaped into a sort of wreath

7 1/4" t x 5 5/8" long beak to tail

to the pretty fabric lining on the interior

with light wear and a bit of roughness around the lip as documented

but now just clangs a bit when one sets it down

Ben Franklin, Early 20th C. Wayne Blouch Graphite and Watercolor Drawing antique stencil painting Shaped into a sort ofI've been pulling some things out that I've been sitting on a while, this watercolor drawing of Ben Franklin among them. A pretty great portrait I'd say of a man with no shortage of ideas, holding up what perhaps is meant to be a lightening rod even if just a metaphorical one! A pretty terrific patchwork of color on that jacket and vest and tie, too, and billowing pipe, and spectacles that seem to cover just one eye! Though unsigned, I know it is by