Benjamin Franklin – Vintage Print
![Benjamin Franklin, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/64/642f7f68b7cb-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 rare historic print captures Benjamin Franklin in remarkable detail. 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
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Benjamin Franklin, the printer, writer, and scientist, is the subject of this print. Although the gallery files it under presidents, Franklin never held that office. He is better remembered as a Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and who served as the first American minister to France. The Library's shelflist card gives no date and associates the print with a name, Edwin, David, but that attribution has not been verified. Its exact origin and period remain uncertain, so it is best read as a general portrait of a figure central to the American Revolution.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on shelflist card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Edwin, David. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,073 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116217 |
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