Allegories of Wisdom and Truth Leading the Infant Arts to America

after 1796

Not on view

This design for an emblematic print has a section inserted at center, demonstrating that Barralet reworked the image. Allegorical figures that symbolize Wisdom (armored with helmet and spear), and Truth (an angel with flames on his forehead), introduce putti carrying a brush and palette, architectural design, and sculpture, to America (a woman holding a cap of Liberty. The latter is attended by an eagle perched on an emblematic shield, a cornucopia, beehive, and goods piled near a sailing ship).

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Title: Allegories of Wisdom and Truth Leading the Infant Arts to America
Artist: John James Barralet (Irish, Dublin ca. 1747–1815 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Date: after 1796
Medium: Pen and ink, brush and wash
Dimensions: sheet: 7 9/16 x 9 7/16 in. (19.2 x 24 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Ferdinand H. Davis, 1961
Object Number: 61.672
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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