Title: b. Franklin of philadelphia l. L. D. F. R. S
abstract: print shows benjamin franklin, three-quarter length portrait, seated at desk, looking to his right at an electrical device, in his left hand are papers upon which he is taking notes, and visible through a window to his left is lightning striking a building. Physical description: 1 print: mezzotint. Notes: published in: the american revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the library of congress / compiled by donald h. Cresswell, with a foreword by sinclair h. Hitchings. Washington: [for sale by the supt. Of docs. , u. S. Govt. Print. Off. ], 1975, no. 58 (proof before letters).;title from item.;forms part of: gardiner greene hubbard collection (library of congress).;pga print in tissandier collection (library of congress).;library has two impressions: lettered (pga - fisher--b. Franklin. . ); and proof before letters (fp - xviii - f533, no. 1), including text on papers held by franklin [benjamin franklin dans son cabinet].;pga - fisher--b. Franklin exhibited: benjamin franklin in his own words, library of congress, washington, d. C. , 2005.;fp - xviii - f533, no. 1 exhibited: ben franklin's curious mind, bruce museum of arts and sciences, greenwich, connecticut, 2006.;m. Chamberlin pinxt.;e. Fisher fecit. Date: between 1763 and 1785.
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