[Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, head and shoulders, facing left] – Antique Print
![[Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, head and shoulders, facing left] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/27/2793e42b86c6-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.)
Description
[Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, head and shoulders, facing left] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, head and shoulders, facing left]
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This head-and-shoulders portrait shows Benjamin Franklin turned to the left, with his face and upper body filling the frame. Franklin died in 1790, decades before photography was invented in the late 1830s, so a photograph of him must reproduce an earlier painting, drawing or engraving rather than capture him from life. The print is dated to about May 9, 1928, when his face was already familiar from schoolbooks and the $100 bill. The Library of Congress holds it in its Prints and Photographs Division.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | c1928 May 9. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,132 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-134225 |
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