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Title:
Benjamin Franklin on St Andrews links
Object name(s):
Art Collection 20th Century Art Narrative Works; oil painting
Brief description:
Benjamin Franklin was awarded an honorary LL.D. by the University of St Andrews in 1759. He visited St Andrews later that year. Though it is not recorded that he spend any time on the links, the artist imagines the scene that might have taken place if h
Collection:
University of St Andrews
Inscription content:
A. Forbes '88 C ALBERT J. FORBES 1988
Material:
oil and pencil on cardboard
Object name:
Art Collection 20th Century Art Narrative Works; oil painting
Object number:
HC1999.34
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1988
Date - latest:
1988
Object production person:
Forbes, Albert, J.
Responsible department/section:
HC:C0, Heritage Collection

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6ebc74f1-728b-3532-8b6a-a919b39ed6bb

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6ebc74f1-728b-3532-8b6a-a919b39ed6bb, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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