Poor Richard Illustrated: Lessons for the Young and Old on Industry, Temperance, Frugality & c. by Benjamin Franklin

Print showing a small portrait of Benjamin Franklin, surrounded by 24 vignettes illustrating maxims taken from his writings.

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SKU: 112344561232 Category: Origin: United States Period: 19th Century Materials: Engraving

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Poor Richard Illustrated. Lessons for the Young and Old on Industry, Temperance, Frugality &c. by Benjamin Franklin
Samuel A. Allen and Thomas R. Holland, Boston: 1859
Engraving, uncolored
17 x 22.75 inches, image
19.75 x 25.5 inches, overall

Large pictorial broadside featuring 24 vignettes illustrating sayings from Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack in oval vignettes surrounding a central portrait of Franklin. The almanac was founded by Franklin in 1732 under the name of Richard Saunders; he continued to publish it for about 25 years. Combining entertainment and practical information, Poor Richard’s Almanack proved both popular and profitable, and as the existence of this print attests, many of Franklin’s maxims were passed down to later generations as sage advice for young people and are now classic Americana.

 

Weight 10 lbs
Dimensions Length 17 in x Width 1 in x Height 22.5 in