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Pencil sketch of a seated female allegorical figure holding a cap, with a globe at her feet and a striped flag behind her.

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A pencil drawing on cream paper shows a seated female figure in classical drapery and a plumed headdress, holding a small cap aloft in one hand. She rests her foot near a globe, and a banner with stars and stripes rises behind her. The sketch is faint and loosely outlined.

Artist
James Barton Longacre
Date
19th century
Medium
Pencil on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3163 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Diseño de moneda: figura alegórica sentada con globo y bandera

Un dibujo a lápiz sobre papel crema muestra a una figura femenina sentada, con drapeado clásico y un tocado con plumas, que sostiene en alto un pequeño gorro. Apoya el pie cerca de un globo, y detrás se alza una bandera con estrellas y franjas. El boceto es tenue y de trazo suelto.

Português: Projeto de moeda: figura alegórica sentada com globo e bandeira

Um desenho a lápis sobre papel creme mostra uma figura feminina sentada, com drapeado clássico e um toucado com plumas, segurando um pequeno gorro no alto. Ela apoia o pé perto de um globo, e atrás dela se ergue uma bandeira com estrelas e listras. O esboço é tênue e de traço solto.

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