Benj. Franklin. [Circa 1801 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. [Circa 1801 Benjamin Franklin Portrait Engraving]

[New York, 1801]. Engraved on laid paper and expertly inset into later paper frame. Platemark: 5½ x 3¾ inches. Sheet size: 8¼ x 5½ inches. Near fine condition.

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

Price: $75.00

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