# A Winged Victory Inscribing the Date 1805 on a Shield

- By: Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823)
- Date: 1805
- Medium: Pen and black ink on paper
- Classification: Figures (representations)
- Dimensions: Mat: 91.3 x 71.4 cm (35 15/16 x 28 1/8 in.)
- Culture: Italy
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/9966)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/3f2a5fff9821a090ecddfb1b8b694ca5.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A female genius is shown in profile turned toward right and writing upon a shield, “1805,” which like other weapons stands upon a pedestal. The framing line is divided into 6 parts above and below, in somewhat more than 7 parts laterally. The divisions and figures are written with graphite.