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- Allegorical Painting of Miss Liberty, by Abijah Canfield After an Engraving by Edward Savage, 1800-1810 - This remarkable reverse painting on glass presents a female figure dressed in a classical Greek or Roman costume, representing the personification of the concept of liberty giving sustenance to the eagle, symbol of the new American republic. To reinforce this message, a "cap of liberty" also deriving its message from ancient Rome, rests atop a flagpole flying the stars and stripes.
- 1800-1810
- Collections - Artifact
Allegorical Painting of Miss Liberty, by Abijah Canfield After an Engraving by Edward Savage, 1800-1810
This remarkable reverse painting on glass presents a female figure dressed in a classical Greek or Roman costume, representing the personification of the concept of liberty giving sustenance to the eagle, symbol of the new American republic. To reinforce this message, a "cap of liberty" also deriving its message from ancient Rome, rests atop a flagpole flying the stars and stripes.