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Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Colored mezzotint oval portrait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07582 Author/Creator: Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) Place Written: Paris Type: Print Date: 1789 ca. Pagination: 1 print 33.1 x 24.8 cm Order a Copy

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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