Benj. Franklin. [Benjamin Franklin Portrait Engraving]

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Engraving by [Alexander?] Anderson (“Anderson S.”) of a bust portrait of Benjamin Franklin shown wearing his fur cap and with a bolt of lightning in the sky behind him. The image is based on the medallion by Jean Bapitste Nini (1717–1786), a commission he received from Jacques Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont (1726-1803) in whose house at Passy Franklin lived. 

Description: Benj. Franklin. [Benjamin Franklin Portrait Engraving]

[New York, 1801]. Platemark: 5½ x 3¾ inches. Sheet size: 8 x 4​⅞ inches. Toning.

 [3731361]

Holden Sale 1503. Whelan Sale 574. Carson Collection 1393. Weitenkampf 93. Not in Sellers, Franklin in Portraiture.

Price: $75.00

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