Price: SOLD
SKU: 100302
ARTIST: Conrad Westermayer
MEDIUM: Stipple engraving.
DATE: 1794
EDITION SIZE: Image size 2 1/4 x 2 1/4" (5.7 x 5.7 cm)
DESCRIPTION: Benj. Franklin nach einem Basrelief. Engraved by C. Westermayr, fect. 1794.<br><br> Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) is considered one of America's greatest founding fathers. A highly intelligent man, Franklin was an able scientist, writer, printer and publisher. He was one of the most successful diplomats that the United States ever had. During the Revolutionary War, he acted as American Minister to France, successfully gaining French support for the American cause. He was also the only person who signed all four of the key documents in American history: The Declaration of Independence; The Treaty of Alliance with France; The Treaty of Peace with Great Britain; and The Constitution of the United States. A very scarce print
ADDITIONAL INFO: In pencil "very rare"
CONDITION: Condition, surface stains, crease in upper left corner, no tears.
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