List of Illustrations with Notes
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The Duplessis Portrait of Franklin Frontispiece.
Painted from life by Duplessis in Paris in 1778, and believed to be the best likeness of Franklin. The reproduction is from the original in the Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, by permission of the owner. Duplessis also made a pastel drawing of Franklin in 1783, which has often been reproduced.
Franklin towed by his Kite 19
This picture is copied from an engraving on the title-page of the old English edition of Franklin's Works, published in 1806 by J. Johnson & Co., London.
The Sumner Portrait of Franklin 29
Painted, as is supposed, in London in 1736, when he was twenty years old, and now in the possession of Harvard University. Its history and the doubts as to its authenticity are given in the text.
The Martin Portrait of Franklin 32
Painted by Martin in England in 1765, at the request of Mr. Robert Alexander, for whom Franklin had performed a service in examining some documents and giving his opinion.
The Grundmann Ideal Portrait of Franklin 34
Painted by Otto Grundmann, a German artist in America, after a careful study of Franklin's career and of the portraits of him taken from life. The original is now in the Boston Art Museum.
House in which Franklin was born 42
Franklin's parents lived in this house, which stood on Milk Street, Boston, until 1810, when it was destroyed by fire.
Printing-Press at which Franklin worked when a Boy in Boston 45
From a photograph kindly furnished by the Mechanics' Institute of Boston, in whose rooms the press is exhibited.
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