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Image Title: America Guided By Wisdom An Allegorical Representation Of The United States Depicting Their Independence And Prosperity /, 1815

Creator: Tanner, Benjamin, 1775-1848, engraver

Date: 1815

Summary: Allegorical print shows America as a woman in Grecian dress and feathered helmut with Roman deities Minerva, Ceres, and Mercury to symbolize wisdom, commerce, and agriculture. To their right is a triumphal arch celebrating victories during the War of 1812 and an equestrian statue of George Washington. A beehive and cornucopia symbolize industry and prosperity while a woman spinning represents domestic work.

Related Names: Barralet, John James, approximately 1747-1815

Subjects: Ceres (Roman deity)--1810-1830
Mercury (Roman deity)--1810-1830
Minerva (Roman deity)--1810-1830
Symbols--1810-1830
United States--History--War of 1812
United States--Symbolic representation--1810-1830
Washington, George,--1732-1799--Monuments

Original Media: Engraving|Etching

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