Presented is a Norman Rockwell signed limited edition lithograph of the famed American artist’s illustration “The Golden Age” based on his painting done for the Heritage Press edition of “Poor Richard's Almanack” in 1964.The artist has signed his name in gray graphite pencil in the lower right corner of the archival paper print, which depicts seven characters in period clothing in a collage reading excerpts from the “Almanack”. The painted legends include: "Sunny, good for haying." "One good husband is worth two good wives; for the scarcer things are, the more they are valued." "Love your neighbor; yet don't pull down your hedge." "The golden age was never the present age." The 19½ x 26-inch ivory sheet is inscribed “106/200” in the lower left corner in gray graphite pencil. The embossed watermark of Circle Gallery is in the lower left corner. This was one of seven color lithographs based on Franklin’s work that was issued by Circle Gallery in association with Raymond and Raymond in 1973. A total of 295 prints of this kind were produced for a folio edition. A set of 200 were numbered. Another set of 35 were Artist Proofs numbered with Roman numerals. A set of 60 were unnumbered. All of the prints made were signed in pencil by Rockwell. Printed on handmade Velin d’Arches paper at Atelier Mourlot in Paris. This item comes with a LOA from Beckett Authentication.

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