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<p>[QUOTE="Lithographer, post: 4392753, member: 13308"]I picked this up at an estate sale yesterday. I like old engravings and pick them up when I see them, usually they don't cost much. The artist for this one is L.C. De Carmontelle and the engraver is Francois Denis Nee. I believe this must have been done while Franklin was still in France? It looks like maybe the Library of Congress has a copy. It seems to be in good condition, I will pull it out of the frame at some point. A lot of times they have been laid down. Looks like it was probably framed in the 50's-60's, since it has push points. I vaguely remember that frame shop being around when I was a kid.[ATTACH=full]370101[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]370102[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]370103[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]370104[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]370105[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]370106[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lithographer, post: 4392753, member: 13308"]I picked this up at an estate sale yesterday. I like old engravings and pick them up when I see them, usually they don't cost much. The artist for this one is L.C. De Carmontelle and the engraver is Francois Denis Nee. I believe this must have been done while Franklin was still in France? It looks like maybe the Library of Congress has a copy. It seems to be in good condition, I will pull it out of the frame at some point. A lot of times they have been laid down. Looks like it was probably framed in the 50's-60's, since it has push points. I vaguely remember that frame shop being around when I was a kid.[ATTACH=full]370101[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]370102[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]370103[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]370104[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]370105[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]370106[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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