Artist: David Martin (1737-1797), after.
Engraver: Thomas B Welch (American, 1814-1874), painter and engraver, b. Charleston, SC, a pupil of J. B. Longacre in New York; listed as a portrait painter in Philadelphia in 1841-45.
Title: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
Signed, facsimile, and annotated in plate: Engraved by T. B. Welch From the portrait by Martin in possession of the American Philosophical Society. Benjamin Franklin. Facsimile signature.
Dimensions: Image 4 5/8" x 3 5/8". Sheet 11 1/4" x 9 1/4".
Publisher: Philadelphia, New York & London, Perkins, Bancroft, and Rich.
Edition: The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans.
Date: 1835.
Materials and Techniques: stipple and etching on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Right edge is rough cut from the book. Text transferred from the protection sheet. The remnants of glue. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries:
-The Library of Congress cph 3a03874 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a03874.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XIX C.