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Lot 72
Sale 6465 - Printed and Manuscript Americana
Jan 29, 2026
10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$1,000 -
1,500
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$1,920
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Lot Description
[Franklin, Benjamin] Chamberlin, Mason. B. Franklin of Philadelphia...
(London: M. Chamberlin, 1763). Mezzotint engraving by Edward Fisher after Mason Chamberlin. Trimmed to and within plate mark with some slight loss to image and title. In mat.
A handsome mezzotint portrait of a reflective Benjamin Franklin, based on the 1762 painting by Mason Chamberlin. According to Chaloner Smith, this engraving was Franklin's favorite likeness of himself during the 1760s, as it emphasized his scientific achievements. Franklin personally had them widely distributed.
