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ORIGINAL PoRrR,Ir or FR,NKLIN.-
The Paris correspondent OF the Boston
Atlas, gives ito following account OF an
original portrait of Dr. franklin, recently
discovered o. brought TO notice in France.


Mr.. Clludman, of Portland, has on his
easel n portrait OF Franklin. ordered by a
gentleman here, The heal is copied from
an original portrait, recently purchased BY
w. W. lloPpin, Esq, OF Providence. X. l.,
and was painted for and under the imme.
date Inspection Of Queen Marie Anioinetle,
IN her apartment at the Petit Trlanon.
near Versailles. A, the time Of the nil.
lago Of the royal palaces, during the French
Revolution in l7s2 3, il was consigned 10
the care Of one OF the Queens attendants.
OF whom 1t was afterwards purchased by
Dr.. Swedianr, German physician settled
in Paris. who bad been the intimate friend
of franklin. Tho Roy. Edward Foster.
who was DR.. Swcdilur's residuary lcralce,
baying frequently heard liom him Tho cir.
cnmdanco Of the manner in which This
portrait Of his iiyorilc friend came into his
possession, selected il for himself, not only
as rcmembranco Of his friend DR.. $. bn,
also from the curious circumstances con.
nec'ed with it.. The Rev. Mr.. Foster died
some years since, and his widow has dis.
posed OF this unquuslionablo authentic por.
trait, which is also fine work of art,
aud is thus fortunately secured 10 our
country.


A lull length original sketch Of franklin,
which is in my own collection, was exc.
cucd for tho Philosopher himself. by ono
OF tho first artists Of the epoch; II has great
merit, both as worl, Of art and as his.
torical record OF his reception as Master
Mason in the Lodge of tho Nine MUSES..
Tho moment selected is the charge of the
Master OF the Lodge, La Lande, tho as.
trononer, to whose apparently impressive
discourse franklin appears to listen with
the deepest attention, standing in tho rc.
quired attitude, clad in his usual simple
garb. NJ. de- Ia Dixmcro and the Abbe
do Rousseau, are seated at the Wardcn's
tables, while IN tho groups standing around
are, among others, the Count do Persan,
Coun, de SIrogonoil and Capt Paul Jones,
all pronounced, by those who have seen
other known likcnesses, to be correcr, and
evidently sketched from nature. In the
back ground are the musicians, and tho
details Of the Lodge furniture, Jewels, &c,
are given with Il minute truth. A iew
months afterwards Franklin was chosen
Junior Warden of this noted Lodge, in
which capacity he oniciaied at tho funeral
oraion in memory of Vollaire, pronounced
by It's orator on the 18th Of November,
l775.