Title Page to Sir Thomas Smith, The Commonwealth of England

William Marshall

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a title page for a book. The title page displays the text "THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND BY The Honourable Sir Tho: Smith, Knight. Newly Corrected & Amended." The text is surrounded by decorative elements, including two cherubic figures with wings and trumpets at the top holding up an oval portrait of a crowned figure. Pillars frame the central text, and two allegorical female figures flank the pillars; one holds a sword, and the other holds a ship. Beneath the text is a detailed map with symbols and geographic shapes, labeled "Will. Marshall, Sculptist."