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This is to certify that the Franklin Institute of the state of Pennsylvania for the promotion of the mechanic arts ,,
Title
This is to certify that the Franklin Institute of the state of Pennsylvania for the promotion of the mechanic arts ,, / engraved by John Sartain after the design by C. Schuessele.
Publication
[Philadelphia] : [Franklin Institute], [between 1850 and 1880?]
Physical Description
1 print : mezzotint ; 28.0 x 35 cm
Medium
paper
ink
engraving
Local Notes
BEIN BrSides Folio 2019 261: On sheet 57.7 x 44,6 cm. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
Notes
Title from caption below image.
Summary
Blank certificate of the Franklin Institute with text below mezzotint that shows a classroom vignette with bust of Franklin after Houdon; three-quarters to right rests on top of high pedestal; lecturer pointing at a geometrical drawing on the front of the pedestal; other male figure, standing and seated; all within an oval frame; in the frame's decoration, five other vignettes of mechanical arts, including a steamship and a railroad engine; above central image; an allegorical female figure with trumpet and garlands.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 08, 2022
References
Fridenberg, R. Catalogue of the engraved portraits of Franklin, Houdon, 397
Subjects
Genre/Form
Mezzotints.
Portraits.
Also listed under
Benjamin Franklin Collection (Yale University. Library)
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
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