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Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky is a c. 1805 painting by Benjamin West depicting the American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin conducting his kite experiment in 1752 to ascertain the electrical nature of lighting. West composed his work using oil on a slate canvas. The dimensions of the painting measure 13.25 x 10 inches. The painting is one of nine of West's works that are exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wharton Sinkler in 1958.[1] The painting is an example of how West blends elements of both Neoclassicism and Romanticism. West paints Franklin as having supernatural abilities, as if he is harnessing the power of nature. At the same time, the painting has neoclassical artistic elements, such as depicting Franklin as being assisted in his experiment by Cherubs.[2] West used Cherubs in other paintings, such as Omnia Vincit Amor, to represent mankind being assisted by God. Franklin was known to have a relationship with West which influenced him to create this painting.