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Long narrow wooden panel with dark red background, painted golden angel blowing a trumpet, and roses on either side, in a dark frame.

"Angel Holding Trumpet" Engine Panel Painting

A long, narrow wooden panel with a dark red ground and a gilt-edged frame. A golden winged angel blows a trumpet in flight, flanked by painted roses and foliage in muted orange and green. The oil painting is decorative and presented against a plain backdrop.

Artist
unknown
Date
late 19th century
Medium
wood (overall material) oil paint (image material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
2666 × 1777 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) 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 Museum of American History

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