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To the memory of Benjamin Franklin the profound philosopher : fulmen eripuit coelo, sceptrumque tyrannis : died Philadelphia, April 17, 1790, aged 85 years
Title
To the memory of Benjamin Franklin the profound philosopher : fulmen eripuit coelo, sceptrumque tyrannis : died Philadelphia, April 17, 1790, aged 85 years / written & engraved by Joseph Perkins. New York.
Publication
New York : [Durand, Perkins & Co.], [between 1828 and 1831]
Physical Description
1 print : engraving ; 15.3 x 22.0 cm
Local Notes
BEIN Broadsides Box 2019 364: On sheet 17.4 x 22.5 cm. On verso, stamped. E.B.H. Forms part of the Benjamin Franklin Collection.
Notes
Title from item.
After the gray coat painting by Duplessis.
Summary
Print includes a portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1.9 x 1.7 cm) within an oval ornamented frame. Print shows Benjamin Franklin in bust portrait three quarters to right, head toward center, long, natural hair, holding spectacles in his right hand, wearing a plain coat.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 16, 2019
References
Fridenberg, R. Catalogue of the engraved portraits of Franklin, Duplessis, 195b
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Portraits.
Engravings.
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