Benjamin Franklin L.L.D. F.R.S. - one of the American plenipotentiaries at the Court of France / Pollard sculp. – Vintage Print
![Benjamin Franklin L.L.D. F.R.S. - one of the American plenipotentiaries at the Court of France / Pollard sculp., Newcastle, upon Tyne : Printed for T. Robson, [1780] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c8/c8673d6e5d8c-L.webp)
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This rare antique engraving captures Benjamin Franklin L.L.D. F.R.S. - one of the American plenipotentiaries at the Court of France / Pollard sculp. 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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Benjamin Franklin L.L.D. F.R.S. - one of the American plenipotentiaries at the Court of France / Pollard sculp.
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Franklin appears here in his role as one of the American plenipotentiaries at the French court, a detail the title itself highlights and that set him apart from the many other images of him circulating in the late 1770s. The engraving is after a portrait by Cochin, and Pollard's plate was issued in Newcastle upon Tyne by the bookseller T. Robson around 1780. It was made as an illustration for the Reverend James Murray's multi-volume history of the war in America, where it faced page 49 of the first volume. Its appearance in a book of this kind shows how eagerly British provincial publishers followed the American conflict and its diplomacy in Paris.
| Created / published | Newcastle, upon Tyne : Printed for T. Robson, [1780] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1780.Book illustrations 1780.Engravings 1780. |
| Notes | Title from item. After a portrait by Cochin. Illus. in: An impartial history of the present war in America; containing an account of its rise and progress, the political springs thereof, with its various successes and disappointments on both sides / By the Rev. James Murray. Newcastle upon Tyne : Printed for T. Robson [etc., 1778-80], v. 1, opp. p. 49. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 67. |
| Subjects | Franklin, Benjamin,--1706-1790. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,168 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-122463 |
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