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Benjamin Franklin

Edward Savage (American, 1761–1817)
After: David Martin (English, 1737–1797)
1793

Medium/Technique Mezzotint
Credit Line Bequest of Abram Edmands Cutter
Accession Number01.8725
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ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Stauffer 2745
Signed In plate, at lower right: E. Savage Sculpt.
InscriptionsIn plate, below image: Benjamin Franklin L.L.D. F.R.S.
In plate, at lower left: D. Martin pinxt.
In plate, at lower right: E. Savage Sculpt.
In plate, at lower center: London. Published Septr. 17, 1793, by E. Savage, No. 50 Hatton Garden.
ProvenanceBy 1900, Abram Edmands Cutter (b. 1822 - d. 1900), Brookline, MA; 1901, bequest of Abram Edmands Cutter to the MFA. (Date accessioned: October 1, 1901)