Dr. Beniamin [i.e., Benjamin] Franklin gebohrn zu Boston den 17 Janü. 1706 – Antique Print
![Dr. Beniamin [i.e., Benjamin] Franklin gebohrn zu Boston den 17 Janü. 1706, Nürnberg : G.N. Raspe, [1778] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/15/1551f59c8ef3-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Dr. Beniamin [i.e., Benjamin] Franklin gebohrn zu Boston den 17 Janü. 1706, preserved in this historic print. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Dr. Beniamin [i.e., Benjamin] Franklin gebohrn zu Boston den 17 Janü. 1706
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Its German caption gives Franklin's birthplace as Boston and his birth date as January 17, 1706, which sets this etching apart from the many likenesses of him. It was made for Christoph Heinrich Korn's multivolume history of wars in and beyond Europe, published in Nuremberg by G.N. Raspe between 1776 and 1784, so it appeared as a book illustration rather than as a standalone portrait. The timing is notable, since Franklin was serving as an American envoy in France during these years, and European publishers eagerly circulated images of him and the American struggle. The plate is also listed in Donald Cresswell's checklist of American Revolution graphics in the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | Nürnberg : G.N. Raspe, [1778] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1770-1780.Portrait prints 1770-1780.Etchings 1770-1780. |
| Notes | Title from item. Illus. in: Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa / Christoph Heinrich Korn. Nürnberg : G.N. Raspe, 1776-84, p. 92 (Copy 2). 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. 64. |
| Subjects | Franklin, Benjamin,--1706-1790. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 903 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-122435 |
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