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Benjamin Franklin, engraved oval portrait with printed inscription – Historic Photo Reproduction

Benjamin Franklin, engraved oval portrait with printed inscription — historic print
Benjamin Franklin, engraved oval portrait with printed inscription. Historic print from the Presidents collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

This rare historic print captures Benjamin Franklin, engraved oval portrait with printed inscription in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Benjamin Franklin, engraved oval portrait with printed inscription

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An oval engraved portrait with a printed inscription sets this sitter apart from the many images of Benjamin Franklin in circulation: the lettering beneath the oval is part of the design, so the picture was meant to be read as well as looked at. Franklin was a printer, publisher and diplomat whose face was reproduced widely in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and engraved likenesses like this one carried his image into homes, schoolrooms and print shops. Note the oval framing, a format popular for portrait prints of the period, and the crisp line work that engravers used to suggest texture in hair and clothing.

Original scan3,781 × 5,202 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi
Reference10080u

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