Feb 04, 2016 - Sale 2404

Sale 2404 - Lot 149

Price Realized: $ 406
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
(FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN.) Geller, William O., engraver; after Baron Jolly. Franklin at the Court of France, 1778. Engraving, 36 3/4 x 47 1/2 inches; minor soiling. [Philadelphia?]: William H. Emerson, 1881

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At a critical turning point of the Revolution, Franklin is seen doing some intense diplomacy to set up an alliance with France. Second issue, after the more commonly seen 1853 printing.