Bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin on a granite pedestal – Antique Print
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This historic image of Bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin on a granite pedestal brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin on a granite pedestal
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Benjamin Franklin was never a president, so this bronze is a reminder of how widely he was honored once he became a national figure. Cast in bronze and set on a granite pedestal, the statue follows the nineteenth-century habit of commemorating civic founders in public squares and institutional grounds. Franklin's career as a printer, scientist, diplomat and signer of the Declaration of Independence gave sculptors plenty to work with, and the pose and setting typically signal his role as a practical, public-minded citizen. Look at the pedestal and base as closely as the figure, since they often carry the inscriptions that explain why the monument was raised.
| Original scan | 1,536 × 2,048 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 43163104_20debb2bec_o Benjamin Franklin spi516 |
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