Liberty. In the form of the goddess of youth, giving support to the bald eagle

Made by

Edward Savage, painter and engraver

Date

1796-06-11

Held by

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Catalog number

LC-DIG-ppmsca-13641; PGA - Savage (E.)--Liberty ... (C size)

Rights

No known restrictions on publication.

Credit line

Edward Savage, Liberty, 1796. Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-13641.

Catalog record

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Description

Engraving of Liberty as a young woman raising a cup to a descending bald eagle, with a liberty cap on a pole and an American flag in the clouds and broken chains at her feet.

Used on

• The Donkey, the Elephant, and the Long Life of Political Symbols: A Visual History of American Party Identity

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