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Golden eagle with a gold chain perched on a fallen soldier in white uniform, with a burning hillside and snowy mountains behind.

Polish Prometheus

A large golden eagle, a gold chain around its neck, perches on a fallen man in a white uniform with a red sash, his bearded face pressed into the dirt beside a pistol. Behind them, a hillside burns under dark smoke, small figures move near the flames, and a pale snowy mountain range lies under a stormy sky.

Artist
Horace Vernet
Date
1831
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1720 × 1383 px
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Public domain · Horace Vernet died 1863 and the work dates by 1831; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Horace Vernet, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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