Engraving
- Title:
- Franklin at the Court of France, 1778.
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1978.031.21
- Creator:
- Jolly, Baron
Artist ; Geller, W.O.Engraver ; Jay, William; Hedenberg, Charles J.; Emerson, William H.Publisher - Place of Origin:
- London, England / Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- 1853
- Description:
- Hand-colored engraving, Franklin at the Court of France, 1778, engraved by William O. Geller, after Baron Jolly, published by William Jay, Charles Hedenberg and William H. Emerson, 1853. Ink and watercolor on paper. Man, Franklin, standing left of center; woman [Diana Polignac] standing at right is crowning Franklin with an laurel wreath; woman [Princesse Lamballe], standing at left, presents Franklin with a bouquet of flowers. Men and women dressed in 18th-century clothing and powdered wigs surround Franklin; man [Louis XVI] and woman [Marie-Antoinette] are seated to right. Baroque interior with drapery in archways in background. Clothing and hair details hand colored. Signed under image from left to right: "PAINTED BY BARON JOLLY, BRUXELLES. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1853, by William Jay, Charles J. Hedenberg and William H. Emerson in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. ENGRAVED BY W. O. GELLER, LONDON." Titled in lower margin: "FRANKLIN AT THE COURT OF FRANCE, 1778. / Receiving the homage of his Genius, and the recognition of his Country's advent among the Nations. This Engraving from the Original picture is respectfully dedicated to the People of the United States. / PUBLISHED BY WM. JAY, CHARLES HEDENBERG AND WM. H. EMERSON, PHILADELPHIA, PA." At left in lower margin: "PROOF". Paper label on glass: "B. FRANKLIN / 'AT THE COURT OF FRANCE / 1788' / $150.00". Gilded gesso over molded wood frame with flat cove, glazed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Credit Line:
- Gift of J. Robert Merrill
- People:
- Emerson, William H., Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790), Geller, W. O., Hedenberg, Charles J., Jay, William, Jolly, Baron
- Subjects:
- Franklin, Benjamin, Paris, France
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