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Dr. Franklin. Book illustration from Library of Congress

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Dr. Franklin. Book illustration from Library of Congress

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Print shows Benjamin Franklin, three-quarter length portrait, seated at desk, looking to his right at an electrical device, in his left hand are papers upon which he is taking notes, and visible through a window to his left is lightning striking a building.

Illus. in: The history of America, from its discovery by Columbus to the conclusion of the late war / William Russell. London : Fielding & Walker, 1778, opp. p. 494.
After painting by Mason Chamberlin.
Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 62.

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1850 - 1950
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Chamberlin, Mason, -1787, artist
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Library of Congress
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