Edward Savage
Benjamin Franklin

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Engraver Edward Savage (American, 1761–1817)American, 1761–1817

Artistafter David Martin (English, 1737–1798)English, 1737–1798

CultureAmerican

Titles

Benjamin Franklin

Date1793

PlaceLondon, England

MediumMezzotint on wove paper

DimensionsPlate: 17 3/4 × 13 7/8 in. (45.1 × 35.3 cm)
Sheet: 20 7/8 × 16 in. (53 × 40.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.63.160

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

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DescriptionNot long before publishing this print of Benjamin Franklin, Massachusetts-born Edward Savage had issued a print of George Washington. Because both subjects were depicted seated, and facing in opposite directions, it is likely that they were conceived as a pair.
Provenance[Kennedy Galleries, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1963; given to MFAH.
Exhibition History"Radicals and Revolutionaries: America's Founding Fathers," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 10–May 28, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed below image: D. Martin pinxt.[t superscript with period [.] underneath] [left]; E. Savage sculpt.[t superscript with period [.] underneath] [right]; Benjamin Franklin L.L.D.---F.R.S. / London published Septr.[r superscript with period [.] underneath] 17. 1793, by E. Savage, No.[o superscript with period [.] underneath] 50, Hatton Garden [center]

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