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Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
Uniform Title
Benjaminus Franklin
Title
[Portrait of Benjamin Franklin].
Edition
[State before all letters].
Publication
[Padua, Italy] : [Tipografia della Minerva], [1818]
Physical Description
1 print : engraving ; 18.3 x 13 cm
Local Notes
BEIN BrSides Box 2019 316: On India paper sheet 24.3 x 15. 6 cm. Window mounted on sheet 26.6 x 19.0 cm. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
After the gray coat painting by Duplessis.
Proof of print issued in Bettoni, Nicolò. Vite e ritratti di venticinque uomini illustri (Padoua: Tipografia della Minerva, 1822).
Summary
Print shows Benjamin Franklin in bust portrait three-quarters to right, head toward center, long, natural hair, wearing a plain coat.
Variant and related titles
Beniaminus Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Format
Images
Language
Italian
Added to Catalog
December 05, 2019
References
Fridenberg, R. Catalogue of the engraved portraits of Franklin, Duplessis, 174d
Subjects
Genre/Form
Portraits.
Engravings.
Also listed under
Tipografia della Minerva (Padua), publisher.
Benjamin Franklin Collection (Yale University. Library)
Bettoni, Nicolò. Vite e ritratti di venticinque uomini illustri (Padoua: Tipografia della Minerva, 1822)
Italy Padua.
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