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Franklin's Reception at the Court of France 1778 by John Smith
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Franklin's Reception at the Court of France 1778 by John Smith

Franklin, Benjamin · ca 1869 · paper (overall material)

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This copy of an earlier lithograph depicts Benjamin Franklin, the American Minister at the Court of France, receiving a laurel wreath from Countess Diana Polignac. Amid the elegant finery of the French aristocracy, Franklin is easily identifiable, clothed simply in a brown suit.

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Credit lineFranklin's Reception at the Court of France 1778 by John Smith. ca 1869. Franklin, Benjamin. National Museum of American History, Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection. CC0.
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