BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
Prints and Maps
James Akin (Engraver)
Jean-Jacques Caffiéri (Sculptor)
William Duane (Publisher)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1809
Ink; Paper (laid)
Engraved, Etched
1980.0216
Object Number1980.0216 |
Print (Engraving)
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
Prints and Maps
Museum purchase
James Akin (Engraver)
c. 1773-1846
Jean-Jacques Caffiéri (Sculptor)
1725-1792
William Duane (Publisher)
1760-1835
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1809
1. Inscription; Center beneath image; J. Akin Sc. Philad.\a
2. Inscription; Bottom center; Published by W.\m Duane Philadelphia, 1809
Portrait
Ink; Paper (laid)
Engraved, Etched
9.1 (H) , 5.7 (W) , 5 (Image H) , 3.5 (Image W)
23 (H) , 14.6 (W) , 5 (Image H) , 3.5 (Image W)
H at left. W at top. Plate H: 5.9 in. (15.0 cm). Plate W: 4.57 in. (11.62 cm). Chain interval: 3.2 cm; laid lines per cm not measured.
Duane, William
1809
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
none
Frontispiece from Benjamin Franklin and William Templeton Franklin, Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ..., 6 vols. (Philadelphia: William Duane, 1809-18).
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[Article] Quimby, Maureen O'Brien. 1972 "The Political Art of James Akin". Winterthur Portfolio. 7: 59-112.
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