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Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped female figure with a raised sword, seated on clouds with winged putti holding scrolls in an oval frame.

Personification of Justice, brown wash drawing by Felice Giani

A female figure in flowing drapery sits on a cloud, raising a sword high in one hand while winged putti flank her with inscribed scrolls. Pen and ink with brown wash in an oval composition, with a reclining putto at lower right.

Artist
Felice Giani
Date
1813–18
Medium
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor washes on laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2099 × 2897 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1818).
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

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