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Benjamin Franklin

William Harry Warren Bicknell American
Sitter Benjamin Franklin American
Privately published by The Bibliophile Society American

ca. 1910

Not on view

Issued exclusively to members of the Bibliophile Society of Boston. Small remarque of Franklin in a fur hat at lower left of margin. This print is the original signed version, for the cancelled plate, see 41.71.11.

Benjamin Franklin, William Harry Warren Bicknell (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1860–1947 Winchester, Massachusetts), Etching — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Benjamin Franklin

Artist: William Harry Warren Bicknell (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1860–1947 Winchester, Massachusetts)

Sitter: Benjamin Franklin (American, Boston 1706–1790 Philadelphia)

Publisher: Privately published by The Bibliophile Society (American, established 1901, active through late 1930s)

Date: ca. 1910

Medium: Etching

Dimensions: Sheet: 20 7/16 × 14 3/4 in. (51.9 × 37.4 cm)
Plate: 15 13/16 × 12 1/2 in. (40.1 × 31.7 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library

Object Number: 41.71.10

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