Benj. Franklin / engraved by Geo. E. Perine, N.Y., for the Eclectic, after drawing by C.N. Cochin, 1777. – Vintage Wall Art
![Benj. Franklin / engraved by Geo. E. Perine, N.Y., for the Eclectic, after drawing by C.N. Cochin, 1777., [between 1860 and 1885] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3a/3a63d3507ceb-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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Step back in time with Benj. Franklin / engraved by Geo. E. Perine, N.Y., for the Eclectic, after drawing by C.N. Cochin, 1777., an antique engraving rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Benj. Franklin / engraved by Geo. E. Perine, N.Y., for the Eclectic, after drawing by C.N. Cochin, 1777.
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Few portraits of Benjamin Franklin show him as plainly as this one, in a fur cap and heavy fur collar instead of the wig and formal dress of a court. The image goes back to a drawing by Charles Nicolas Cochin made in 1777, when Franklin was serving as American envoy in Paris and his face was already widely known in Europe. George E. Perine of New York engraved this version for the Eclectic, a periodical that published portraits of notable figures. The fur garments, listed here as a subject, are the detail that makes this likeness recognizable among many engraved Franklins.
| Created / published | [between 1860 and 1885] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1860-1890.Engravings 1860-1890. |
| Notes | Title from item. |
| Subjects | Franklin, Benjamin,--1706-1790. Fur garments--1860-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,727 × 5,962 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-118781 |
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