When, in the Course of Human Events It Becomes Necessary

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Description (Brief):

Black and white print; a lion and an eagle confronting each other across a stretch of ground in which the date "1776" appears. The lion is surrounded by caricatures of British forces, while the eagle has more realistically rendered American Colonists gathered around him.

Date Made: ca 1876

Artist: Willard, Archibald M.Publisher: Ryder, James F.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Ohio, Cleveland

Subject: Revolutionary WarPatriotism and Patriotic SymbolsDiplomacyUniforms, MilitaryDepicted: EaglesSubject: MusicRelated Event: American Revolution

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Related Publication: Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone

Credit Line: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.60.2580Catalog Number: 60.2580Accession Number: 228146

Object Name: lithographObject Type: Lithograph

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: image: 14 1/2 in x 20 1/8 in; 36.83 cm x 51.1175 cmoverall: 16 3/4 in x 22 1/2 in; 42.545 cm x 57.15 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-2e11-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_324893

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