America! with Peace and Freedom blest, Pant for true Fame, and scorn inglorious rest: Science invites; urg'd by the Voice divine, Exert thy self, 'till every Art be thine

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• PUBLISHER: Published in the Columbian Magazine, Philadelphia.

• MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving

  DATE: 1789.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 6 x 4 1/8" (15 x 11.4 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: Allegorical figure of America,<<br><br> America as a young woman, is enjoying the benefits of education. By her side is her shield with the Great Seal on it. Her staff and liberty cap lean against a tree behind her. She sits in the shade of a palm tree with books, a globe, a cornucopia, and a long bow and arrows.<br><br> This appeared as a frontispiece in the Columbian magazine, or monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for T. Seddon, W. Spotswood, C. Cist, & J. Trenchard, 1789.<br>

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Framed in a 18th century style receding black and sanded spandrel molding. Overall framed size 12 x 9 inches.

• CONDITION: Good condition.

• REFERENCE: #898 in "The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints: A Checklist of 1765-1790 Graphics in the Library of Congress" by Donald H. Cresswell.

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Mythology & Allegory