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Francis Fonton
Title
Francis Fonton.
Publication
[London] : [Printed for the editor, sold by J. Parsons], [1790]
Physical Description
1 print : engraving ; 11.5 x 11.0 cm
Local Notes
BEIN BrSides Box 2019 1196: On sheet 17.9 x 11.3 cm. Commentary on recto in manuscript: [Undeciphered] of the bank--hanged for forgery. N.B. this is an old print of Dr. Franklin converted into the above mentioned culprit. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
Notes
Title from caption below image..
Detached from: Genuine and impartial memoirs of Francis Fonton, late of the Bank of England (London: Printed for the editor, sold by J. Parson, 1790), frontispiece.
Summary
Print shows Benjamin Franklin (mis-labled as "Francis Fonton") in a bust portrait after the portrait by Mason Chamberlin, body slightly to right, head three-quarters to left; wearing a wig and a plain coat; all within an oval with double line border.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 20, 2022
References
Fridenberg, R. Catalogue of the engraved portraits of Franklin, Duplessis, 214a
Subjects
Genre/Form
Portraits.
Engravings.
Also listed under
Benjamin Franklin Collection (Yale University. Library)
England London.
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