Benjamin Franklin Federal Period Lithographic Portrait
Circa 1796 - Frame: 9½ x 6⅝ inches; sight: 6⅜ x 4 inches
 
A refined Federal-period lithographic portrait of Benjamin Franklin, engraved by W. Grainger, depicting Franklin in profile with a dramatic lightning motif in the background - an allusion to his celebrated experiments with electricity. Issued as the frontispiece to Letter to George Washington by Thomas Paine, the image reflects the continued posthumous veneration of Franklin as both a man of science and a foundational figure of the American Republic.
 
Condition: Very fine.