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Franklin's Return to Philadelphia, 1785 

by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

Description of the event depicted in the artwork, as offered by Wikimedia: [br] "Benjamin Franklin, Richard Bache, his wife Sarah, Franklin's daughter, and her son Benjamin Franklin Bache at dockside in Philadelphia. Franklin is greeted by Judge Thomas McKean, who stands on the right. A sedan chair with two African American porters awaits Franklin on the left; large ship ...
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