Benjamin Franklin, Ministre Plénipotentiaire des Etâts Unis de l’Amérique près S.M. le Roi de France. Né à Boston le 17 Janvier 1706. Mort à Philadelphie en Avril 1790.

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Engraving by Fr. Janet after the oil painting by J.S. Duplessis and commissioned by Franklin’s host at Passy. Oval bust portrait of Franklin wearing his signature fur coat and facing left, set in a larger rectangular box. “The great ‘Fur Collar’ portrait was repeatedly copied, both for the likeness of Franklin and as the chef d’oeuvre of a master portraitist.” (Sellers)

Description: Benjamin Franklin, Ministre Plénipotentiaire des Etâts Unis de l’Amérique près S.M. le Roi de France. Né à Boston le 17 Janvier 1706. Mort à Philadelphie en Avril 1790.

[Paris, 1817]. Platemark: 8⅛ x 5½ inches. Sheet size: 9¼ x 6 inches. Light soil and light foxing; mounting remnant to blank verso; light soil; slightly askew. Good condition with platemark and ample margins.

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Holden Collection 1463. Weitenkampf 145. Not in Sellers, Franklin in Portraiture.

Price: $100.00

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