The Philadelphia experiment
Date
1848
Creator
Alexander Anderson (1775, American) , Engraver
After
Tompkins H. Matteson (1813, American) , Painter
Object type
Library reference
RCN44743
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 189mm
width (page): 113mm
width (page): 113mm
Subject
Description
A fanciful reaction of the Philadelphia experiment, showing Benjamin Franklin and his son William draw down lightning using a kite and key: the elder Franklin places his hand near the key to feel the effects of static electricity.
Title page to The Life of Benjamin Franklin by Orlando Luther Holley, New York 1848.
Inscribed ‘THE LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. MATTESON, D. ANDERSON, Sc. O.L.HOLLEY. NEW-YORK: GEO. F. COOLEDGE & BROTHER’
Title page to The Life of Benjamin Franklin by Orlando Luther Holley, New York 1848.
Inscribed ‘THE LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. MATTESON, D. ANDERSON, Sc. O.L.HOLLEY. NEW-YORK: GEO. F. COOLEDGE & BROTHER’
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