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THB1778 Benjamin Franklin Copper-Plate Engraving by Juste Chevillet After Duplessis
Lot 265
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1778 Historic Benjamin Franklin Copper-Plate Engraving
1778-Dated, Handsome Copper-Plate Engraving of Benjamin Franklin, by Juste Chevillet, after a Painting by Joseph Duplessis, Paris (France), Choice Crisp Mint.
This gorgeous, superb quality 1778 Copper-Plate Engraving by Juste Chevillet, is After the famous Painting by Joseph Duplessis, Paris, dated 1778. Engraving is titled: "Benjamin Franklin N Boston, dans la Nouvelle Angleterre, le 17 Janv. 1706." It measures about 8.25" x 12.25" being printed on a large 9.75" x 14" sheet of high quality heavy period paper. A deep Prooflike impression shows the embossed Copper Plate outline creating this sharp, perfectly centered print. An inscription below the bust in French translates: "Honor of the New World and of Humanity, This lovable and true sage guides and enlightens them; Like another mentor, he conceals from the common eye, Under the features of a mortal, a divinity." The original Oil Painting portrait, upon which this engraving of Franklin was based, was a prized possession of Donatien Le Ray de Chaumont, Franklin's host in the Paris suburb of Passy, where he lived from 1777-1785. The French populous truly adored Franklin, and he adored them. Many French households had an engraving of Ben Franklin on their mantelpiece or wall. Without his service and influence, the French would not have been forthcoming with the aid which was instrumental in winning the American Revolution. Upon his death in 1790, the French National Assembly declared a month of mourning for the man they called, "the genius who freed America and shed torrents of light upon Europe." Provenance said to be Ex: Goodspeed's Bookshop, Boston, 1975 (no tag present). A wonderful Engraving in virtually perfect quality, fresh and sharp in detail, and perfect for display.
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