Watch with Benjamin Franklin, David Martin, circa 1830

The image of franklin reading beside a bust of isaac newton is based on a portrait painted in london in 1766-1767 by david martin (english, 1737-1798). Breguet et fils was a firm founded in paris in 1775 by abraham breguet, an immigrant from neuchâtel, switzerland. Date: circa 1830. Place of creation: Paris, France. Dimensions: 5.6 cm (2.2 in). Medium: enamel, silver-gilt. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Breguet et fils - Watch with Benjamin Franklin - Walters 58147