Franklin before the lord's council, Whitehall Chapel, London, 1774 / painted by C. Schuessele ; engraved by Whitechurch. – Vintage Wall Art
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This rare antique engraving captures Franklin before the lord's council, Whitehall Chapel, London, 1774 / painted by C. Schuessele ; engraved by Whitechurch. 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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Franklin before the lord's council, Whitehall Chapel, London, 1774 / painted by C. Schuessele ; engraved by Whitechurch.
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The print shows Benjamin Franklin standing before the Privy Council in the chapel at Whitehall, London, in January 1774, where he was publicly rebuked over letters from Massachusetts that had been obtained from Thomas Hutchinson and sent to Franklin in Boston. Solicitor General Alexander Wedderburn delivered a scathing attack on him that day, and Franklin was dismissed from his post as deputy postmaster general later that year. Christian Schussele's painting, engraved here by Whitechurch, was made decades after the event, when Franklin had become a symbol of American resolve. The Library holds several impressions, including a hand-colored version, which shows how the engraving was finished for different buyers.
| Created / published | [1859] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving ; 30 1/4 x 43 1/16 in. |
| Genre | Engravings 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Title from item. Library has three impressions: Original b&w with title, 30 1/4 x 43 1/16 in.; hand-colored , untitled, 26 x 37 5/16 in.; another b&w impression with portion of title missing. Hand-colored, untitled print copyright 1868. Original b&w print Exhibited: Ben Franklin's Curious Mind, Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences, Greenwich, Connecticut, 2006. Hand-colored, untitled print Exhibited: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2005. B&w impression with portion of title missing - NOS 2005-10-28 Hand-colored, untitled impression filed in D size |
| Subjects | Franklin, Benjamin,--1706-1790. Great Britain.--Parliament--1770-1780. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,313 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219105 |
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