![[FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. Benjamin Franklin, né à Boston, dans la nouvelle Angleterre le 17 Janvier 1706. Mezzotint engraving by Johann Lorenz Rugendas, [Augsburg, ca.1778]. Folio (14¾ x 9 15/16 in). Mezzotint on laid paper, the sheet with ample margins.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2011/NYR/2011_NYR_02514_0164_000(franklin_benjamin_benjamin_franklin_ne_a_boston_dans_la_nouvelle_angle094935).jpg?w=1)
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[FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. Benjamin Franklin, né à Boston, dans la nouvelle Angleterre le 17 Janvier 1706. Mezzotint engraving by Johann Lorenz Rugendas, [Augsburg, ca.1778]. Folio (14¾ x 9 15/16 in). Mezzotint on laid paper, the sheet with ample margins.
"MONSIEUR FRANKLIN, Á PARIS." A very appealing variant on a familiar subject: Franklin is seated, with a challenging gaze, wrapped in a heavy, fur-trimmed coat, with spectacles and fur cap, gazing left at the viewer, his right hand holding aloft a paper, while on an ornate small table are seen a pen-knife, inkwell and quill; one of the letters on the table is addressed to "Monsieur Franklin á Paris." A strong impression of a strong portrait.
"MONSIEUR FRANKLIN, Á PARIS." A very appealing variant on a familiar subject: Franklin is seated, with a challenging gaze, wrapped in a heavy, fur-trimmed coat, with spectacles and fur cap, gazing left at the viewer, his right hand holding aloft a paper, while on an ornate small table are seen a pen-knife, inkwell and quill; one of the letters on the table is addressed to "Monsieur Franklin á Paris." A strong impression of a strong portrait.