Fame Crowning Painting and Sculpture [reverse]

Charles Cushing Wright, die engraver, after design by Paul Peter Duggan

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a round bronze medallion with a relief sculpture. The sculpture features a female figure standing on a platform, extending her hand towards two male figures in front of her. The female figure holds a laurel wreath and a shield. The two male figures stand in front of her, one muscular and draped in a cloth, the other smaller in stature. The medallion is inscribed with "AMERICAN ART-UNION" and "1848." The material is reddish-brown bronze with a metallic sheen and signs of aging. The scene is intricately detailed with the figures and their clothing carved in high relief.