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Mason Chamberlin


 

Mason Chamberlin (1727-1787) was an English portrait painter and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768.

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1727 - 1787 - English - Painter - Royal Academy - 1768

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He was a student of Francis Hayman.

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He is perhaps best known for a much re-printed portrait of Benjamin Franklin, commissioned by wealthy Virginian land-owner Philip Ludwell, and painted in 1762. It shows Franklin seated in his study during a thunderstorm with a lightning rod on his house.

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Benjamin Franklin - Virginia - Philip Ludwell - 1762

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