Lot 497
The Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington Toile Textile Fragment, England, c.1790
Lot 497 Details
The Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington Toile Textile Fragment, England, c.1790
copper plate printed in madder red on cotton-linen, depicting Washington driving a chariot drawn by leopards, with allegorical figure of America in plumed headdress and with caduceus, in modern giltwood frame
textile 18.5" x 30.5" — 47 x 77.5 cm.; 21.1" x 33" — 53.5 x 83.8 cm.
Estimate $800-$1,200