Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

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Original - Franklin in London, 1767, wearing a blue suit with elaborate gold braid and buttons, a far cry from the simple dress he affected at the French court in later years. Painting by David Martin, displayed in the White House.

Reason

Very good painting of him. It was featured on Commons. It is actually the painting of Franklin thats in the White House(random fact).

Articles in which this image appears

Benjamin Franklin,David Martin (artist)

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political

Creator

David Martin

• Support as nominator --Spongie555 (talk) 03:51, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
• Support I never ever tire of good light & shadow in paintings. I hope someone finds a killer example of light & shadow on cloth; I remember one that was stunning but can’t find it anymore. Greg L (talk) 04:46, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
• Support --Scewing (talk) 05:10, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
• Support --George Chernilevsky ^talk 08:29, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
• Comment: Where's the EV here? J Milburn (talk) 09:51, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
  • Of Benjamin? Greg L (talk) 12:29, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
    • Just because it's a picture of the subject, doesn't mean it automatically has EV. I've considered nominating this before myself, but I just couldn't see the EV. It seems to be "just another picture", thrown in to break up the text. J Milburn (talk) 16:25, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
      • It does have EV. It is a very famous painting of him. It shows him in fancy clothes compared to the simple(regular) clothes he wears alot like example in File:Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Siffred Duplessis.jpg image. Spongie555 (talk) 22:33, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
        • The "famous painting" line would hold weight only if the painting was discussed in the article in question. As for the "fancy clothes" thing- so what? You saying we should have a featured picture of everyone in a suit, and a featured picture of everyone in jeans and a sweattop? It's not really adding much to the article. There is something there, I'll admit that, but, in its current usage, it's not exactly important. J Milburn (talk) 00:14, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
• Support Franklin-love. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:39, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
• Oppose Needs cleaning, and is this really the painting and not a scanning of a print? --I'ḏ♥One 15:14, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

I dont know if its really the painting or a scanned print. I didnt upload it Spongie555 (talk) 22:09, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

• Oppose. File:Benjamin Franklin 1759.jpg has more EV, showing a younger Franklin that differs substantially from the more common view of him. howcheng {chat} 17:33, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
• Support vibrant contrast of notable subject.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:20, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
• Support Excellent reproduction of the painting. Composition speaks for itself; an older portrait is preferable in my opinion. Shadowjams (talk) 05:48, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
  • Gotta disagree, see here, it's apparently much more red IRL. --I'ḏ♥One 18:18, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
• Oppose. Not really feeling the EV here. J Milburn (talk) 09:51, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
• Oppose There are better pictures of this guy around. Haljackey (talk) 00:24, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
• Support per Greg L and Shadowjams. Tim Pierce (talk) 00:49, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

8S, 4O -> borderline promotion

Promoted File:Benjamin Franklin 1767.jpg Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 19:02, 23 September 2010 (UTC)