(BENJAMIN FRANKLIN) [Louis Carrogis] de Carmontelle artist Full length profile titled On la vu désarmer les Tirans et les Dieux

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Sale 2687 - Lot 144

Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

(BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.) [Louis Carrogis] de Carmontelle, artist. Full-length profile titled "On l'a vu désarmer les Tirans et les Dieux." Engraving, 19½ x 13½ inches; minor foxing and toning, minimal wear; untrimmed with large margins. Paris: [François Denis] Née, circa 1780s

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Franklin sits by a window, with the Laws of Pennsylvania on the table by his side. The caption translates to "He has been seen to disarm both tyrants and gods." State without line crediting the publisher Née as the engraver. Cresswell 77; 2 in OCLC (Yale and Library of Congress).

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