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Monochrome steel engraving of a crowded allegorical composition with battle scenes in framed panels around a central architectural structure and figures.

The Revolutions of 1795 to 1815

A dense steel engraving on paper showing a large allegorical composition arranged in tiers of framed scenes. Crowded battle, crowd and military episodes fill the side panels, while a central architectural structure with columns, a balustrade and a seated figure dominates the middle.

Artist
Julius Caesar Thaeter
Date
1804-1870
Medium
Steel engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3066 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1870).
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

Español: Las revoluciones de 1795 a 1815, grabado en acero

Un denso grabado en acero sobre papel que muestra una gran composición alegórica organizada en niveles de escenas enmarcadas. Escenas de batalla, multitudes y episodios militares llenan los paneles laterales, mientras una estructura arquitectónica central con columnas, balaustrada y una figura sentada domina el centro.

Português: As revoluções de 1795 a 1815, gravura em aço

Uma densa gravura em aço sobre papel que mostra uma grande composição alegórica organizada em níveis de cenas emolduradas. Cenas de batalha, multidões e episódios militares preenchem os painéis laterais, enquanto uma estrutura arquitetônica central com colunas, balaustrada e uma figura sentada domina o centro.

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