Benjamin Franklin's Reception / William Overend Geller

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Benjamin Franklin's Reception

Creator(s):

William Overend Geller (Artist)

Culture:

British

Date:

early 19th century

Materials/Techniques:

hand-colored engraving on paper

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Hand-colored Engraving

Accession No:

15.111

Previous Number(s):

1526.111; 32240

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 26 7/8in. (68.3cm)
Width: 39 1/4in. (99.7cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

William Overend Geller

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Geller, William Overend

Birth Date:

1790

Death Date:

1900

Nationalities:

British (modern)

Roles:

British printmaker and painter, active ca. 1834-1853

Gender:

male

Events:

active (professional function)
1810-1880
mid-nineteenth century

Note:

British line and mezzotint engraver, etcher, and painter, active in the mid-nineteenth century. He produced portraits, and genre, historical, and decorative pictures, working throughout his career in London, England.

Marks and Inscriptions

Signed: Signed, "W.O. Geller" on recto

Cite this Page

Geller, William. Benjamin Franklin's Reception. 15.111. early 19th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/15111 (08/14/2017).

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