[Portrait Engraving of Benjamin Franklin]
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- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
[London:] Pub:...by M. Jones, Paternoster Row, 1805. Paper window mount. Platemark trimmed: 6¼ x 3;⅞ inches. Large wove sheet with light and moderate foxing; very ample margins and with a watermarked date of 1892: 12 x 9½ inches.
Unusual and scarce stipple engraved portrait of Benjamin Franklin. "Full bust, head three-quarters to left. Oval, with drapery on either side. Over the oval a representation of a kite and electric storm; at the bottom of oval a kneeling Indian girl and the Angel of Fame blowing a trumpet." (Carson)
Carson Collection 1739. Not in Weitenkampf. Not in Sellers, Franklin in Portraiture.
Details
- Bookseller
- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3731339
- Title
- [Portrait Engraving of Benjamin Franklin]
- Author
- Unknown
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
Terms of Sale
Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
About the Seller
Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
About Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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