Franklin’s Reception at the Court of France, 1778

Description

Artist: W.O. Geller of London after Baron Jolly, Brussels

Title or Name: Franklin’s Reception at the Court of France, 1778.

Plate Number: N/A

Publication: N/A

Date Published: 1853

Medium: Engraving

Paper: Chine Colle

Condition: Light tone across the sheet; staining and soiling in the margins; light stain in the image lower right; tape residue on the mounting board left side from previous mounting (not on the chine colle); backer board has been trimmed on the bottom edge only to the chine colle

Matting: Double matted and mounted with acid free materials

Mat Size: 48″ x 36-1/2″ Window Size: 39-3/4″ x 28-1/4″

Paper Size: 41-1/2″ x 30-3/4″ Plate Mark or Image Size: 40-1/4″ x 29-7/8″ This is the size of the chine colle paper

A very rare, uncolored ARTIST’S PROOF, ONE OF TWO EXAMPLES PRINTED ON CHINE COLLE before the title was added at bottom. Signed by Geller, the engraver, in lower margin.

ID #: M 4470

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