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Benjamin Franklin ministre plenipotentiaire a la cour de France pour la Republique des Provinces unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale // [Benjamin Franklin Minister Plenipotentiary at the court of France to the Republic of United Provinces of North America].
1780
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E East 49/GC077/Box 49/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles A-J GA 2012.01072
- Publisher
- Paris : [s.n.], 1780/07/14.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790—Portraits
- Inventors—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Printers—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Scientists—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Diplomats—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Portraits, American—18th century
- Authors, American—18th century—Portraits
- Publishers and publishing—United States—18th century—Portraits
- United States. Constitution—Signers—Portraits
- United States. Declaration of Independence—Signers—Portraits
- Diogenes -approximately 323 B.C.—Art
- Symbolism in art
- Liberty caps (Headgear) in art
- Art
- Portraits
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Benjamin Franklin ministre plenipotentiaire a la cour de France pour la Republique des Provinces unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale // [Benjamin Franklin Minister Plenipotentiary at the court of France to the Republic of United Provinces of North America].
- Call Number
- E East 49/GC077/Box 49/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles A-J GA 2012.01072
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc1n79hh68q
- Publisher
- Paris : [s.n.], 1780/07/14.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1780
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 40 x 25.9 cm.
- References
- Attribution to Filleul from British Museum website.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Engravings
- Depiction: Allegorical portrait with Diogenes seated beside bust portrait of Franklin, cap of liberty above, eagle at lower right.
- Signed in plate, below: "Presente a son Excellence quelle a acceptee le 14 Juillet 1780. // A Paris chez Bligny Lancier du Roi, Md. D'Estampes, Peintre, Doreur et Vitrier, cour du Manege aux Thuilleries".
- Signed in plate, lower left: "N. L. G. D. L. C. A. D. L. del. et sculp.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790—Portraits
- Inventors—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Printers—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Scientists—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Diplomats—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Portraits, American—18th century
- Authors, American—18th century—Portraits
- Publishers and publishing—United States—18th century—Portraits
- United States. Constitution—Signers—Portraits
- United States. Declaration of Independence—Signers—Portraits
- Diogenes -approximately 323 B.C.—Art
- Symbolism in art
- Liberty caps (Headgear) in art
- Art
- 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/848f40d2-3e45-49ee-91d7-5da5dabeeb66/manifest