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Franklin in the National Convention / Lossing-Barritt. – Vintage Wall Art

Franklin in the National Convention / Lossing-Barritt., [between 1840 and 1890] — antique engraving
Franklin in the National Convention / Lossing-Barritt., [between 1840 and 1890]. Antique engraving 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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A window into the past: Franklin in the National Convention / Lossing-Barritt., preserved in this antique engraving. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Franklin in the National Convention / Lossing-Barritt.

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Here Benjamin Franklin appears among the delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, where at 81 he was the oldest member. The scene is conjectural, so the artist imagined the gathering rather than drawing it from life. The engraving carries the names Lossing and Barritt, linked to Benson Lossing's illustrated histories of the American Revolution published in the mid-19th century, and it shows how later Americans pictured the founders at work.

Created / published[between 1840 and 1890]
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenreConjectural works 1840-1890.Engravings 1840-1890.
SubjectsFranklin, Benjamin,--1706-1790--Public appearances--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. United States.--Constitutional Convention--(1787)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,985 × 3,216 px · prints to 7 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-213291

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