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LastDodo number
5335341
Area
Prints / graphics
Title
BENJ. FRANKLIN
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Dimensions
10,3 x 8,6
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Portrait bust to left inside rectangle of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). Franklin was an American politician, scientist, and moralist. Franklin is best known as a co-author of the United States Declaration of Independence (1776) and the United States Constitution. He is one of the Founding Fathers who established himself in Europe as a major advocate and supporter for the United States. He corresponded with Joan Derk van der Capellen, who had translated the Declaration of Independence into Dutch. Steel engraving, maker unknown. Manufactured ca. 1850. Published by the Bibliographics Institut in Hildburghausen. Numbered top right in print 18.

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