Thomas Nast, "Prometheus Bound," cartoon, Harper's Weekly Magazine, March 2, 1867, detail.

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PROMETHEUS BOUND - SCENE: A Ravine in the Southern States. Prometheus (Grant) is discovered bound to the precipice. Panthea (Columbia) and Ione (Congress) are stitting at his feet, Southern Furies, Minor Spirits, etc. TIME - Night. During the scene dawn slowly breaks.
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Harper's Weekly Magazine, March 2, 1867, pp. 137.

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Cropped from the larger and fuller image, also available here.

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