Lot 179: [FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. Benjamin Franklin, né à Boston le 17 Janvier 1706 . Aquatint printed in colors, by Jean Francois Janinet (1752-1814) after JOSEPH-SIFFRED DUPLESSIS (1725-1802). [Paris] 1789.

Name: [FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. Benjamin Franklin, né à Boston le 17 Janvier 1706 . Aquatint printed in colors, by Jean Francois Janinet (1752-1814) after JOSEPH-SIFFRED DUPLESSIS (1725-1802). [Paris] 1789.
Brand: Christie's
SKU: e4186d89e1

Est: $1,000 USD - $1,500 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USMay 19, 2011

Item Overview

Description

[FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. Benjamin Franklin, né à Boston le 17 Janvier 1706. Aquatint printed in colors, by Jean Francois Janinet (1752-1814) after JOSEPH-SIFFRED DUPLESSIS (1725-1802). [Paris] 1789.

Folio (13 x 9 3/8 in). Oval surround, aquatint engraving printed with colors on laid paper. The sheet with full margins. New York Public Library Bulletin, vol. 10, no. 142. Imprint beneath title: "A Paris chez Janinet Rue Dante feuille No 3." A fine bust portrait from Duplessis' famous portrait (now in New York's Metropolitan Museum). The elderly "Bon homme Richard" is depicted slightly turned, dressed in a loose collared coat, his hair long.

Artist or Maker

? (1803) Janvier

Auction Details

Printed & Manuscript Americana

Christie's

May 19, 2011, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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