Portrait print of Benjamin Franklin (Chamberlin/Martinet), 1773

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Paris
François-Nicolas Martinet
Line engraving; Plate size: H. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm), W. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
The multiple image of Franklin by Edward Fisher in 1763 that was taken from Mason Chamberlin's early portrait of Franklin the scientist was adapted by this French engraver in 1773 to serve as the illustrated frontispiece to a new French edition (the third!) of Franklin's works.
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