BENJAMIN FRANKLIN -- 1835 Portrait Steel Engraving
This steel engraving is from the National Portrait Gallery/Distinguished
Americans (1835), which is a very hard-to-find edition presenting great Americans in the
early years of our country. The
engraving has exquisite detail characteristic of steel engraved prints. BUT has scattered foxing. See picture. Any weird patterns in picture are a picture artifact, NOT in actual print.
A facsimile autograph is depicted under the portrait.
Scattered foxing and showing its age - Priced Accordingly
Approx. measurements: Print is 6" X 10"; image is approx. 4" x 4.5"
Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath, a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general.
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Condition: Scattered foxing. See photo.
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