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This image shows an engraved design featuring a cannon with large wheels next to an eagle perched on top, situated on the left side of a rectangular stone slab. The color scheme is predominantly grayscale with subtle hints of blue and gray tones throughout the stone surface. The cannon is positioned slightly to the left in the composition, with its barrel pointing to the right, while the eagle is perched on the cannon barrel facing forward, wings tucked close to its body. To accompany the cannon, a stack of cannonballs is carved on the lower left, further anchoring the scene within the carved rectangle.
National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design
Bas Relief
Edward L. Loper
- Date
- c. 1938
- Medium
- watercolor and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 23 x 30.6 cm (9 1/16 x 12 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 48" long; 24" high
- Classification
- Index of American Design · Drawing
- Accession number
- 1943.8.14896
- Credit line
- Index of American Design
- Time span
- 1926 to 1950
- Department
- CG-W
Subjects and terms
- American
Inscription
lower right in watercolor: EDWARD LOPER DEL 259-1
NGA object ID 26987. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.