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B. Franklin of Philadelphia L.L.D. F.R.S.
Title
B. Franklin of Philadelphia L.L.D. F.R.S. / M. Chamberlin pinxt. ; E. Fisher fecit.
Publication
[London] : [Sold by M. Chamberlin in Stewart Street, Old Artillery Grounds, Spittalfields], [1763?]
Physical Description
1 print : mezzotint ; 37.9 x 28 cm, plate mark 38.0 x 28 cm
Medium
paper
ink
engraving
Local Notes
BEIN BrSides 2019 601: On sheet 45.0 x 34.2 cm. On recto, in manuscript: Il a ravi le feu des Cieux; Il fait fleurir les Arts en des Climats sauvages; L'Amérique le place à la tête des Sages; La Grèce l'auroit mis au nombre de ses Dieux. On verso, stamped: E.B.H. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
Notes
Mezzotint by Edward Fisher after painting by Mason Chamberlin.
Title from caption below image.
Summary
Print shows Benjamin Franklin in three quarter length, seated right with head in left profile with wig. Pen in right hand, manuscript in left. On his right, through window in background, lighning strikes building; on his left, Franklin's Bells are partially displayed.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 24, 2022
References
Fridenberg, R. Catalogue of the engraved portraits of Franklin, Chamberlin, 10
Le Blanc, 10
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Portraits.
Mezzotints.
Also listed under
Benjamin Franklin Collection (Yale University. Library)
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