Liberty. In the form of the goddess of youth,giving support to the bald eagle
Liberty. In the form of the goddess of youth, giving support to the bald eagle
Title: Liberty. In the form of the goddess of youth, giving support to the bald eagle / painted & engrav'd by E. Savage.
Creator(s): Savage, Edward, 1761-1817, engraver
Date Created/Published: Philadelphia : Pubd. by E. Savage, 1796 June 11.
Summary: An allegory of American liberty. Liberty, represented by a maiden in the form of the goddess Hebe, offers a cup to an eagle descending from the upper left. With her right foot she treads on chains, a scepter, a key, and other implements of tyranny. At the lower right, beyond a pedestal or altar, the town of Boston is visible, with lightning in the sky overhead.
Notes:
Title from item.
Stauffer II, no. 2761
Taylor, p. 11-12
Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1796-2.
American women : a Library of Congress guide ... Washington : Library of Congress, 2001, p. 177
Exhibited in: 'Creating the United States' at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2008-2009.
Subjects:
Boston.
Hebe (goddess).
Liberty (personified)
Allegorical prints--1790-1800.
Stipple engravings--1790-1800.
Bookmark /2003689261/
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