A painting of a large group of people Franklin before the lord's council, Whitehall Chapel, London, 1774 / painted by C. Schuessele ; engraved by Whitechurch.

Benjamin Franklin standing before the Lords in Council in Whitehall Chapel, London in 1774, presenting the concerns of the American colonists.

There is a key for the original painting, printed by John H. Butler in Pennsylvania, available in LOT 11507, box 1.
Library has three impressions: Original b&w with title, 30 1/4 x 43 1/16 in.; hand-colored , untitled, 26 x 37 5/16 in.; another b&w impression with portion of title missing.
Hand-colored, untitled print copyright 1868.
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
Original b&w print Exhibited: "Ben Franklin's Curious Mind" at the Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences, Greenwich, Connecticut, 2006.
Hand-colored, untitled print Exhibited: "Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2005.
B&w impression with portion of title missing - NOS 2005-10-28
Hand-colored, untitled impression filed in D size