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TITLE: Franklin's reception at the court of France, 1778. Respectfully dedicated to the people of the United States / Hohenstein.
CALL NUMBER: PGA - Hohenstein--Franklin's reception ... (D size) [P&P]
REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-DIG-pga-01591 (digital file from original print)
LC-USZC4-623 (color film copy transparency)
RIGHTS INFORMATION: No known restrictions on publication.
SUMMARY: Print shows Benjamin Franklin receiving a laurel wreath upon his head. From left to right, some of the members of the French court include: Duchesse Jules de Polignac, Princesse Lamballe (holding flowers), Diana Polignac (holding wreath), Comte de Vergennes, Mme Campan, Countesse de Neuilly, Marie-Antoinette (seated), Louis XVI, Princess Elizabeth.
MEDIUM: 1 print ; lithograph, hand-colored.
CREATED/PUBLISHED: Phila[delphia] : John Smith, 756 South 4th St., [186-]
CREATOR:
Hohenstein, Anton, 1823- artist.
NOTES:
Includes typewritten key identifying some of the individuals depicted.
A key to this print is in LOT 11507.
Exhibited: Benjamin Franklin In His Own Words, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2005.
SUBJECTS:
Franklin, Benjamin,--1706-1790.
Lamballe, Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan,--princesse de,--1749-1792.
Polignac, Diane,--comtesse de.
Vergennes, Charles Gravier,--comte de,--1719-1787.
Marie Antoinette,--Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France,--1755-1793.
Louis--XVI,--King of France,--1754-1793.
Visits of state--American--1770-1780.
International relations--United States--1770-1780.
International relations--France--1770-1780.
FORMAT:
Lithographs Hand-colored 1860-1870.
REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGITAL ID: (digital file from original print) pga 01591 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.01591
(digital file from color film copy transparency) cph 3b52114 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b52114
CONTROL #: 2004669623
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