Vintage lithograph colour print circa 1883 of the Statue of Liberty - officially entitled "Liberty Enlightening the World".
Vintage lithograph colour print circa 1883 of the Statue of Liberty - officially entitled "Liberty Enlightening the World". It depicts "the colossal statue by Bartholdi presented by the French people to America as it will appear on its pedestal on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor". The Statue, designed by sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, commemorates the centennial of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence. It was a gift to the US by the people of France to represent the friendship between the countries established during the American Revolution. The statue was not yet in place when this print was published - it was shipped over from France in 1885 and finally dedicated on October 28 1886. Bedloe's Island was officially renamed as Liberty Island in 1956. Lithograph by Buek & Lindner.
Size: 5907px × 8540px
Photo credit: © Archive Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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