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Golden eagle with a gold chain perched on a fallen soldier in white uniform, with a burning hillside and snowy mountains behind.

Polish Prometheus

A large golden eagle, a gold chain around its neck, perches on a fallen man in a white uniform with a red sash, his bearded face pressed into the dirt beside a pistol. Behind them, a hillside burns under dark smoke, small figures move near the flames, and a pale snowy mountain range lies under a stormy sky.

Artist
Horace Vernet
Date
1831
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1720 × 1383 px
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Public domain · Horace Vernet died 1863 and the work dates by 1831; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Horace Vernet, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Prometeo polaco

Un gran águila dorada, con una cadena de oro alrededor del cuello, se posa sobre un hombre caído con uniforme blanco y banda roja, su rostro barbado hundido en la tierra junto a una pistola. Detrás, una ladera arde bajo un humo oscuro, pequeñas figuras se mueven cerca de las llamas y una cordillera pálida y nevada se extiende bajo un cielo tormentoso.

Português: Prometeu polonês

Uma grande águia dourada, com uma corrente de ouro em torno do pescoço, pousa sobre um homem caído de uniforme branco e faixa vermelha, com o rosto barbado enterrado na terra ao lado de uma pistola. Atrás, uma encosta arde sob fumaça escura, pequenas figuras se movem perto das chamas e uma cordilheira pálida e nevada se estende sob um céu tempestuoso.

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