Washington giving the laws to America

Print shows an elderly man, representing George Washington, seated holding a stone tablet "The American Constitution." He is surrounded by allegorical figures. Britannia and her lion sit at Washington's feet. Women representing various attributes of government, industry and the arts are in the background. Greek deities Athena and Hermes are in front of a temple in the far background. An angel blowing a horn and carrying a shield with the American emblem hovers above the scene.

Gift; John Davis Batchelder; (DLC/PP-1963:R01).