Portrait of Benjamin Franklin performing his famous experiment of June 1752 in which he attached a key to a kite and flew it in a thunderstorm in order to prove that lightning was electricity. Almost allegorical in presentation, Franklin is shown seated on clouds with cherub-like figures assisting him on the right in the backgroun, his red cape blowing in the wind against a stormy sky
Description:
Date and title taken from impression at the Philadelphia Museum of Art., Based on the Benjamiin West oil painting now at the Philadelphia Museum of Art., and Embossed letters at lower left corner: Cercle Librairie estampes encircling initials RTN.
Title and date supplied by curator., Place of publication supplied by curator., and In sepia ink lower right margin below plate: a monsieur Durand Hommage respectueuse Gustave Pellet.
Publisher:
Gustave Pellet
Subject (Topic):
Love, Maternal, Motherhood, Kissing, Children, and Mothers
Date, title, and place of publication supplied by curator. and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Convalescence, Childbirth, Mothers, Nurses, and Children
"In a grassy glade an ape lies as if asleep. His desolate mate sits on her haunches, watching him. They do not wear clothes. Below: '"-- now will canker Sorrow eat my bud, / And chase the native beauty from his cheek," Shakespeare.' ['King John', III. iv.]"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue. and Plate from: Monkey-ana or Men in miniature ... by Thomas Landseer.
Publisher:
Published Decr. 1, 1827 by Moon, Boys & Graves, 6 Pall Mall and Chez Piers Bernard Boulevar des Italiens