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Benj. Franklin natus Boston XVII Jan. XDCCVI : eripuit cœlo fulmen sceptrum que tyrannis
Title
Benj. Franklin natus Boston XVII Jan. XDCCVI : eripuit cœlo fulmen sceptrum que tyrannis / sculp. et decav. Aug. Dupré anno MDCCLXXXIV.
Publication
[Paris] : [publisher not identified], 1784.
Physical Description
1 print : engraving ; 5 cm in diameter
Medium
paper
ink
engraving
Local Notes
BEIN BrSides Box 2019 610: On sheet 7.0 x 11.8 cm. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
BEIN BrSides Box 2019 1053: On sheet 6.0 x 10.4 cm. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
Notes
Title from caption.
After the bust by Houdon.
Summary
Print depicts two sides of a medal side by side; on the obverse, a bust portrait of Benjamin Franklin in profile to the right; on the reverse, a winged genius standing below lightning striking a building and standing above a broken crown and scepter; with inscription "Eripuit cœlo fulmen sceptrum que tyrannis" above, and below ,on the base of the medal, with inscription "Sculp. et decav. Aug. Dupré anno MDCCLXXXIV.
Variant and related titles
Benjamin Franklin
Format
Images
Language
Latin
Added to Catalog
February 12, 2020
References
Fridenberg, R. Catalogue of the engraved portraits of Franklin, Houdon, 354
Subjects
Genre/Form
Portraits.
Engravings.
Also listed under
Benjamin Franklin Collection (Yale University. Library)
France Paris.
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