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[Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, head and shoulders portrait, facing right] – Vintage Photo Print

[Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, head and shoulders portrait, facing right] — historic image
[Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, head and shoulders portrait, facing right]. Historic image from the Presidents collection.

(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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of [Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, head and shoulders portrait, facing right]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Benjamin Franklin is shown here in a head-and-shoulders view turned to the right, a pose that puts his face in profile-leaning three-quarter view and gives the portrait a sober, direct character. The record dates it to 1779, a busy year for Franklin, who was serving as the American commissioner in France and working to win French support for the Revolutionary War. Portraits of him from this period circulated widely in Paris and across Europe, where his plain dress and spectacles helped make him a popular symbol of the young American republic. Franklin's fame as a scientist and writer made images like this especially sought after.

Medium1 item.
Notes1779
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,157 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-134197

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