Freedom's Wreath

Corday, Charlotte · 1845

Allegorical colored print; bust view of a woman, encircled by a wreath that is wrapped with a tri-colored ribbon and incorporates a variety of patriotic symbols. The woman is Charlotte Corday, a heroine of the French Revolution. She is wearing a Liberty cap. The "Pearl of Peace" and "Level of Equality" hang from a ribbon around her neck. Below is a poem describing the wreath and a list of 25 senators and 76 congressmen who voted against the annexation of Texas on February 28, 1845, and to whom the print is dedicated .