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Statue of Benjamin Franklin
Lodowick H. Bradford (American, 1820–1885)
American
about 1856-1858
Medium/Technique
Photolithograph on chine, mounted to wove
Dimensions
Sheet: 30.2 × 24 cm (11 7/8 × 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Walter Osborne
Accession NumberM6875
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsAt lower left, in graphite: Bradford
Along lower margin, in graphite: Copied directly by camera / before July, 1858! } From B. to O. in 1864.
Verso, stamped in purple ink: The Gift of J. W. Osborne
Along lower margin, in graphite: Copied directly by camera / before July, 1858! } From B. to O. in 1864.
Verso, stamped in purple ink: The Gift of J. W. Osborne
Provenance1864, gift of Lodowick Harrington Bradford (b. 1820 - d. 1885), Boston, to John Walter Osborne (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Washington D.C.; 1889, gift of John Walter Osborne to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 9, 1889)