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Hand-Colored Print of Benjamin Franklin - Age 84

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 500.00 USD
Hand-Colored Print of Benjamin Franklin - Age 84
<B>Hand-Colored Print of Benjamin Franklin at Age 84.</B></I> One page, 4" x 6.25", np, nd. The plate originally measured 4" x 6.25", and it was printed onto a larger sheet measuring to an overall size of 8" x 10". This superb impression is signed in the plate by C.W. Peale (as painter) and D. Edwin (as sculptor). Captioned: "Dr. Franklin Aged 84", the image shows an older, bespectacled image of Franklin. The image is a copy of Charles Willson Peale's portrait of Franklin made in 1785, upon Franklin's return from completing peace negotiations in England. Edwin must have made this copy sometime in or after 1790, subsequent to Franklin's death at age 84. This is a later impression from the plates, done many years after the originals, but identical in every respect. Peale's original painting of Franklin is currently located at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The print is in very fine condition; very faint scuffs and marks are visible on the white portions of the print.
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