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  • The grave of Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Franklin in Philadelphia. Wood engraving.
  • The Copley medal of the Royal Society, as presented to Benjamin Franklin: left obverse, right reverse, with a decorative surround. Engraving, later than 1753.
  • Clocks: faces (top), and mechanisms (below) of a Ferguson (right), and a Smeaton-Franklin clock (left). Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1809.
  • John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, and Galileo Galilei: profile portraits taken from medals. Line engraving by J. Bate, 1836.
  • The Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. Mezzotint by H.S. Sadd after J. Trumbull.
  • Adam Walker, a natural philosopher, performing scientific experiments. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, 1796.
  • Adam Walker, a natural philosopher, performing scientific experiments. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, 1796.
  • Phrenological chart with portraits of historical figures and illustrations of skulls exhibiting racial characteristics. Lithograph by G. E. Madeley, authored by C. Donovan, c. 1850.
  • Writers: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.