Franklin is depicted sitting behind a table reading a sheaf of papers.
portraits
mezzotints (prints)
mezzotint (process)
paper (fiber product)
Picture
Portrait
Unidentified Paper
Stipple Engraved
Portrait
3 labels on back: a recent white label inscribed in rid, ""SPNEA/Fogg Art Museum/LOAN FOR EXAMINATION/TL 22332.2;"" a cream colored paper label numbered ""155"" in black; a brown paper label stamped in capitals in red, ""From/D.H. Montgomery's/Music and Art Store/Sheet Music, Pianos, Organs and Musical books/Pictures and Frames./Instruments to Rent/6 Pleasant St. Portsmouth, N.H.""
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Montgomery's Music and Art Store (Maker)
Portsmouth, NH, USA
19.438 x 14.375 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.465
New Hampshire (United States)
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