Image of an American bald eagle on a Union shield with American flag in its beak; military items including a rifle, sword, anchor, and cannon ball are interspersed with other symbolic items from the American Civil War, including an olive branch, broken chains and shackle, and the Constitution below. Title supplied by cataloger.
"Lith. of J. Bien, 180 Broadway, New York."--text, bottom right margin.
"Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by Jacob Pent[?], in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York."--text, bottom left margin.
Between 1858 and 1861 Julius Bien (1826-1909) printed his best known work, a color-lithographed edition of 105 “double elephant folio” plates from John James Audubon’s The Birds of America printed between 1827 and 1838.
Bien adapted his version of Audubon's White-headed Eagle for this separate print, adding flags, military accouterments and a Union shield to represent the threat to the Constitution caused by the Civil War.
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 66.04 x 96.52 cm (26 x 38 in.)
Eagles--Pictorial works Flags--Pictorial works United States. Constitution--Pictorial works United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Military Large Size American Civil War The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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