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Gravura em madeira de um enorme canhão esmagando soldados caídos, empurrado por figuras aladas em um campo de batalha rochoso.

O Juggernaut americano

Uma gravura em madeira em preto e branco mostra um enorme canhão sobre grandes rodas de raios que avança sobre soldados caídos, empurrado por figuras femininas aladas. Corpos jazem espalhados sob as rodas, com uma encosta rochosa e fumaça ao fundo.

Artista
John Tenniel
Data
1864
Técnica
Allegorical prints Wood engravings
Fonte
Wellcome Collection
Tamanho
4000 × 2515 px
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Domínio público · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1864.
Direitos verificados 2026-11-05 · nível A · conforme a fonte: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Crédito (bem-vindo, não obrigatório em obras de domínio público): Wellcome Collection

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