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 1726, 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.