National Museum of American History
Franklin's Reception at the Court of France 1778 by John Smith
Franklin, Benjamin · ca 1869
This copy of an earlier lithograph depicts Benjamin Franklin, the American Minister at the Court of France, receiving a laurel wreath from Countess Diana Polignac. Amid the elegant finery of the French aristocracy, Franklin is easily identifiable, clothed simply in a brown suit.
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