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Monochrome engraving with a poem to Liberty decorated with a dove and a dolphin made from curlicue flourishes.
"O Liberty! thou Goddess heav'nly bright;
Profuse of Bliss, & pregnant with Delight!
Eternal pleasures in thy Presence reign,
And smiling Plenty leads thy wanton Train.
Eas'd of her Load, Subjection grows more light,
And Poverty looks chearful [cheerful] in thy Sight:
Thou mak'st the gloomy Face of Nature gay,
Giv'st Beauty to the Sun, & Pleasure to the day."


whales
1738-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Bickham, G. J.; Champion, J.
ink; laid paper
13 in x 8 in
Britain