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Benjamin Franklin Esqre.
1868
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Omega Project
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Call Number
- D West 46/GC106/Box 26/Normal/19th c./Artists Sa-Se GA 2005.00715
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1868.
- People
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- Related Name
- Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727-1788
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790—Portraits
- Inventors—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Printers—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Publishers and publishing—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Diplomats—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Portraits, American—18th century
- Authors, American—18th century—Portraits
- Scientists—United States—18th century—Portraits
- United States. Constitution—Signers—Portraits
- United States. Declaration of Independence—Signers—Portraits
- Portraits
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Benjamin Franklin Esqre.
- Call Number
- D West 46/GC106/Box 26/Normal/19th c./Artists Sa-Se GA 2005.00715
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcsj139g001
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1868.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1868
- Extent
- 1 item ; plate 23 x 18 cm. sheet 36 x 27.7 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Mezzotints
- Depiction: Portrait of an older Benjamin Franklin with his hand tucked in his vest.
- Inscribed in plate, below: "From the original picture in the possession of the Marquis of Lansdowne".
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Thos. Gainsborough R.A.".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "G. Sanders".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790—Portraits
- Inventors—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Printers—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Publishers and publishing—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Diplomats—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Portraits, American—18th century
- Authors, American—18th century—Portraits
- Scientists—United States—18th century—Portraits
- United States. Constitution—Signers—Portraits
- United States. Declaration of Independence—Signers—Portraits
- Portraits
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/74c93329-53e6-4544-8cd4-ca00fb7ec8c9/manifest