Benjamin Franklin – Antique Wall Art
![Benjamin Franklin, [no date recorded on caption card] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4c/4c13bd379703-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
This antique engraving of Benjamin Franklin brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Benjamin Franklin
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An engraving by T.B. Welch, made after a painting by an artist named Martin, presents Benjamin Franklin in profile-style portrait form. Franklin, the printer, scientist and diplomat, never served as president, despite this board's category, but he was a central figure of the founding era. He helped negotiate the 1783 Treaty of Paris and signed the Constitution in 1787. The card gives no date for the print, and its attributions come from older records that have not been independently checked, so the sheet is best read as a later rendering of a well-known likeness.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Notes | Engraving by T.B. Welch after Martin. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 937 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-108921 |
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