Johann Georg Lorenz Rugendas I
Benjamin Franklin, Né à Boston, dans la nouvelle Angleterre le 17 Janvier 1706
Artist
Johann Georg Lorenz Rugendas I(German, 1730–1799)German, 1730–1799
Artistafter
Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Younger(French, 1715–1790)French, 1715–1790
CultureGerman
Titles
- Benjamin Franklin, Né à Boston, dans la nouvelle Angleterre le 17 Janvier 1706
Date1780
Printed inAugsburg, Germany
MediumMezzotint on laid paper
DimensionsPlate: 13 5/16 × 8 7/8 in. (33.9 × 22.5 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/8 × 12 1/8 in. (46 × 30.8 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/8 × 12 1/8 in. (46 × 30.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, Museum purchase funded by Leslie and Brad Bucher at "One Great Night in November, 2012"
Object numberB.2013.7
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Provenance[The Old Print Shop, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, center: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. / Né á Boſton, dans la nouvelle Angleterre le 17. Januvier 1706. / Joh: Lorenz Rugendas Sculp. et excud. Aug. Wind.
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, left bottom edge: 231 / 3
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, right bottom edge: $5000 — / 51194-1
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, left bottom edge: 231 / 3
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, right bottom edge: $5000 — / 51194-1
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