Benjamin Franklin's Epitaph

Benjamin Franklin's Epitaph
framed print of Benjamin Franklin's self written epitaph, reading "The body of B. Franklin printer (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be lost; For it will (as he believ'd) appear once more in a new and more elegant edition revised and corrected. By the author", after the original 1728 version housed in the Library of Congress, Washington D.C., all beneath a circular print of Franklin, after the original medallion portrait by Jean-Babtiste Nini (Italian, 1717-1786)
30 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (78.11 x 34.93 cm.)

A Private Family Foundation*
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