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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
James Akin, Jean-Jacques Caffiéri, William Duane
1809
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
James Akin (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1980.0216
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1980.0216
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
James Akin (Engraver); Jean-Jacques Caffiéri (Sculptor); William Duane (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1809
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Center beneath image
Inscription: J. Akin Sc. Philad.\a
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: Published by W.\m Duane Philadelphia, 1809
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Engraved
- Etched
Dimensions (inches)
9.1 (H) x 5.7 (W) x 5 (Image H) x 3.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23 (H) x 14.6 (W) x 12.8 (Image H) x 9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
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.
Publisher Summary
W. Duane
Publisher Date
01/01/1809
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
W. Duane
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
Frontispiece from Benjamin Franklin and William Templeton Franklin, Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ..., 6 vols. (Philadelphia: William Duane, 1809-18).