Title

Franklin's return to Philadelphia

Caption

Franklin's return to Philadelphia, 1785. Benjamin Franklin, Richard Bache, his woman Sarah, Franklin's daughter, and their son Benjamin Franklin Bache at the Philadelphia harbour. Franklin is greeted by Judge Thomas McKean, who stands on the right. On the left, a sedan chair with two African American porters waits for Franklin, Painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Date

Mar 14, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK23C39_092

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

41,2Mb (2,4Mb) / 15,0in x 10,7in / 4500 x 3199 (300dpi)

Keywords

1900s 19th century 19th-century 2 African American African-American African-American Ethnicity Afro-American Afro-Americans Benjamin Franklin Historic illustration Historic illustrations Historical illustration Human being Litter Litters People Sedan chair art art work arts artwork artworks black black American black and white black-and-white black-white child children contemporary copy dark skinned dark-skinned daughter daughters depiction depictions digital digitally drawing drawn former formerly harbor harbors harbour historic historical history illustration illustrations image image motif judge judges kid law laws literature motif nineteenth century painting paintings palanquin person persons port replica replication representation reproduction restored return returning returns son sons stand standing two vintage wait waiting white woman women woodcut woodcuts woodprint work of art xylograph author drawings old reconstruction refurbishment restoration restoration work restorations sketch writer writers