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English: Frontispiece of The London Magazine, January 1775. "Print shows an allegorical scene with three female figures, seated on the left is America, standing center, on clouds, is Peace holding an olive branch in her right hand raised toward an airy "Temple of Commerce" and, in her left hand, the right wrist of Britannia who stands on the right with shield and spear. Includes verse: When fell Debate & civil Wars shall cease, / Commerce shall spread her Sails o'er all the Seas. / ENGLAND unrivall'd in the liberal Arts, / Shall bear her Genius to remotest Parts, / Take to thy Breast, AMERICA again, / Thou may'st defy imperious FRANCE & SPAIN."[1] |
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| Source | The London Magazine |
| Author | Unknown author |
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| current | 10:05, 20 April 2011 | | 680 × 1,117 (296 KB) | Marshall46 | == Summary == {{Information |Description={{en|1=Frontispiece of ''The London Magazine'', January 1775.<br /> "Print shows an allegorical scene with three female figures, seated on the left is America, standing center, on clouds, is Peace holding an olive |
| 11:14, 23 September 2010 |  | 315 × 400 (39 KB) | Marshall46 | {{Information |Description={{en|1=An engraving entitled "Peace Descends on a Cloud from the Temple of Commerce", in which the Goddess of Peace brings an olive branch to America and Britannia. Frontispiece of The London Magazine, January 1775. }} |Source= |
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