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Oil painting of a brown eagle perched on a globe with an American flag billowing behind it, set within a carved wooden frame with columns.

"Eagle on Top of Globe" Engine Panel Painting

An oil painting on wood shows a brown eagle perched atop a globe, its wings spread and its head turned, while a red, white and blue striped flag with stars billows behind it. The image is framed by a carved wooden border with acanthus-style leaves and fluted columns at the sides.

Artist
unknown
Date
ca 1863
Medium
wood (overall material) oil paint (image material)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
1777 × 2666 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1868).
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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