Benjamio Franklin.

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• ARTIST: Francesco Petroncini

• PUBLISHER: Francesco Petroncini dif. e inc.

• MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

  DATE: Undated, circa 1840.

• EDITION SIZE: 7 x 5 1/8" (179 x 130 mm) plus title and margins.

• DESCRIPTION: Benjamin Franklin is considered to be one of the greatest of all of our founding fathers. A highly intelligent man, over his lifetime he was an able scientist, a 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 handsome and well engraved portrait.<br><br> Little is known about the engraver, Francesco Petroncini. It has been suggested that he was active in the early to mid 19th century.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition. Black & white.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , Revolutionary War Figures