The vignette comes from a statue of Nathan Hale by Lyon Pratt. The actual photo used by the engravers is shown above along with the statue as it looks today.

George Washington needed a spy to walk behind enemy lines on Long Island and find out where the British were planning to attack. Captain Nathan Hale, 21, volunteered. Unfortunately by the time he reached his destination the British had already attacked and the Battle of Harlem Heights had already happened.

He was not trained as a spy, assumed his own name and went around asking if the locals were friendly, a question which raised suspicions. Word of this reached a particularly nasty British army major, who decided to check Hale out. He met Hale in civvy's at a pub and after a couple of drinks Hales cover was blown. The next day, Hale was hung.

Hale's last words were

"If I had ten thousand lives, I would lay them all down, if called to it, in defence of my injured, bleeding country"

The difference in the recut is a fuller face and lighter shading on the facial shadows.