Franklin (Benjamin), Né à Boston en 1706. Mort en 1790.


Engraving by “Ferdinand Sct.” and based on Anna Rosalie Filleul’s portrait of Benjamin Franklin. “Bust, directed front, facing and looking slightly left; fur collar and band on coat, shirt open at neck.” Proof? (Filleul’s name does not appear on the print.)


Description: Franklin (Benjamin), Né à Boston en 1706. Mort en 1790.

[Paris:] Publié par Blaisot, [ca.1820–1840?] Thick, laid paper. Platemark: 7 3/8 x 4¾ inches. Sheet size: 10½ x 7¼ inches. Lightly foxed, light creases.

[3731326]

Carson Collection 1635. Cf. Weitenkampf 114 (lithograph based on this engraving). Not in Sellers, Franklin in Portraiture.


Price: $150.00

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