2 PIECE COLORED ENGRAVING OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LOT: 1) Colored Engraving Portrait of Franklin, oval 15 3/4'' x 11 1/2'', misspelled title ''Francklin'', circa late 1700's by Bechet, printed in France, ''A Paris chez Marie Francois Drouhin''; 2) Engraving of Benjamin Franklin by Duplessis, circa late 1700's, 16 1/2'' x 12 1/4'', printed in France, features a bust of Franklin above his name, below in French is the inscription, ''Born at Boston, in New England, January 17, 1706.'' Below is a four line poem by Feutry basically ascribing the virtue of divinity to this individual.
CONDITION: 1) Minor scattered soiling and water stain at the upper right; 2) Water stains appear at the right side, mostly in the selvage.