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Figure of America
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Figure of America

Julius Goltzius, Dutch, died ca. 1595 · late 17th–early 18th century · fruitwood

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Panel in gadrooned frame. Semi-nude female figure with feather headdress, holding bow and sceptre, seated in chariot drawn by two unicorns; in foreground, an armadillo in background, men with bows inside and outside a circular enclosure. At top right, the word "America" is faintly visible.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description
Credit lineFigure of America. late 17th–early 18th century. Julius Goltzius, Dutch, died ca. 1595. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde. CC0.

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