LC-DIG-PGA-01591: Benjamin Franklin’s Reception at the court of France, 1778. Shown is Benjamin Franklin receiving a laurel wreath upon his head. From left to right, some of the members of the French court include: Duchesse Jules de Polignac; Princesse Lamballe (holding flowers); Diana Polignac (holding wreath); Comte de Vergennes; Mme Campan; Countesse de Neuilly; Marine-Antoinette (seated); Louis XVI; Princess Elizabeth. Artwork by Anton Hohenstein, published by John Smith, Philadephia, circa 1860s. (6/12/2015).

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