Why are there no pictures of Marianne Davies?

I have been researching and writing The Wisdom of the Flock for many years now. Along the way, I have been searching for an image of Marianne Davies regularly – and in vain. Some characters portrayed in the book are easily recognizable today as they were in their own time. Such famous personages include Ben…

Portraits of Ben Franklin

Portraits of Ben Franklin   We are all familiar with Ben’s portrait on the 100-dollar bill: This image comes from a H.B. Hall engraving of the Joseph-Siffred Duplessis portrait of an older Benjamin Franklin – and has been used on the $100 bill from 1996 onward. But Franklin was also one of the most recognizable…