Pen and ink drawing of an oval cartouche with a chariot scene, flanked by an eagle, a cupid, helmets, spears and banners.

Cartouche with Attributes of War

A pen and ink drawing with gray wash shows a circular cartouche framed by an eagle's wings, with a chariot scene in the central medallion. Below, a cupid sits among helmets, spears, a shield, banners and clouds, with radiating light lines behind.

Artist: Claude-Louis Desrais
Date: 1774
Medium: Pen and ink, graphite
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 1920 × 1750 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1774).
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, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

18th century drawing pen and ink cartouche eagle chariot spear helmet decorative ornament cupid gray wash