Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin edit

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Sep 2010 at 03:51:03 (UTC)

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)[reply]
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)[reply]
Support --Scewing (talk) 05:10, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support --George Chernilevsky ^talk 08:29, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Where's the EV here? J Milburn (talk) 09:51, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Of Benjamin? Greg L (talk) 12:29, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - 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)[reply]
    - 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)[reply]
      - 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)[reply]
Support Franklin-love. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:39, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]
Support vibrant contrast of notable subject.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:20, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]
- Gotta disagree, see here, it's apparently much more red IRL. --I'ḏ ♥One 18:18, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Not really feeling the EV here. J Milburn (talk) 09:51, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose There are better pictures of this guy around. Haljackey (talk) 00:24, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support per Greg L and Shadowjams. Tim Pierce (talk) 00:49, 18 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

8S, 4O -> borderline promotion

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