Franklin's return to Philadelphia, 1785 / J.L.G. Ferris. – Antique Wall Art
(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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Franklin's return to Philadelphia, 1785 / J.L.G. Ferris.
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Franklin comes home to Philadelphia in this scene, returning in 1785 after years abroad as America's minister to France. The record names his daughter Sarah Bache, her husband Richard Bache, their son Benjamin Franklin Bache, and Thomas McKean among those present, and the street is busy with sedan chairs and sailing ships. The color halftone was issued around 1932 as part of The Foundation Press's *Pageant of a Nation* series, which reproduced historical paintings for wide circulation during the Depression era.
| Created / published | Cleveland, Ohio : The Foundation Press, Inc., c1932 July 28. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone, color. |
| Genre | Oil paintings Reproductions 1930-1940.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | K17414 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Reproduction of oil painting from series: The Pageant of a Nation. No. 25. Copyright by The Foundation Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. |
| Subjects | Franklin, Benjamin,--1706-1790--Journeys. Bache, Richard,--1737-1811. Bache, Sarah Franklin,--1743-1808. Bache, Benjamin Franklin,--1769-1798. McKean, Thomas,--1734-1817. Homecomings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1780-1790. Sedan chairs--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1780-1790. Sailing ships--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1780-1790. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,020 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223211 |
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