Benjamin Franklin and Richard Oswald discussing the Treaty of Peace Paris – Historic Reproduction
(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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A window into the past: Benjamin Franklin and Richard Oswald discussing the Treaty of Peace Paris, preserved in this historic print. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Benjamin Franklin and Richard Oswald discussing the Treaty of Peace Paris
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Benjamin Franklin and Richard Oswald, the Scottish-born British diplomat, sit at the center of this scene, which Howard Pyle drew for the 1898 issue of *Scribner's Magazine*. Oswald held talks with Franklin in Paris that led to preliminary peace articles in 1782, and the final Treaty of Paris followed in 1783 to end the Revolutionary War. Pyle, best known for his illustrations of American history, made the drawing at a time when many Americans were looking back on the nation's founding with growing interest. This halftone reproduction preserves his composition for printed publication.
| Created / published | 1898 |
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| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone. |
| Subjects | of drawing by Howard Pyle. Illus. in: Scribner Magazine, 1898, v. 24, p. 721. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: PI--WORKS(Pyle); PI; Shelf. Sources checked: O-, R-, 1705-1784 Brit. diplomat; conducted negotiations with Franklin at Paris concluding Rev. (1782). |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,016 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-131270 |
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