The next candidate for statehood / O'Neill.
Illustration shows Columbia handing a dress labeled "Statehood" to a young woman labeled "New Mexico." Illus. in: Puck, v. 50, no. 1294 (1901 December 18), cover. Copyright 1901 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
The monstrous hydra, or virtue invulnerable, British Cartoon Print
Print shows William Pitt holding a paper labeled "Regency limitations & restrictions" encircled by a hydra labeled "Private Views" with eleven heads, among them Charles James Fox, Edmund Burke, and one blindfol... More
The heroic Charlotte la Cordé, upon her trial,... / Js. Gy., desn. et ...
"The interior of the Revolutionary Tribunal crowded with figures. Charlotte Corday (right) stands at the bar, a raised circular stone platform, her wrists linked by a chain, addressing her judges (left), who li... More
Mr. Alexander Pope - Public domain print
Medley print shows pictures lying as if carelessly placed one over the other. All images relate to Alexander Pope. The center image is a portrait of Pope. Underneath the images is "An Encomium on Mr. Pope and... More
Common-wealth - the colossus, British Cartoon Print
Print shows William Pitt walking on stilts; the right stilt, labeled "Sedition", points to New York, the left, labeled "Popularity", is firmly planted in London. He uses one crutch, labeled "Pension", for suppo... More
The olive rejectd or the Yankees revenge, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a representative of the British crown in America for peace negotiations (identified in the text as Edmund Burke, though possibly Lord North), he is wearing a crown with olive branch on his head and ... More
The European diligence. Book illustration from Library of Congress, Br...
Print shows a Dutchman rolling a wheelbarrow over Britannia; along for the ride are France represented by a man leaning over the front of the wheelbarrow with a sword ready to stab Britannia, America represente... More
Jack England fighting the four confederates
Print shows a British sailor about to fight the "four confederates" America as "Yanky Doodle" (represented by a Native man wearing feathered headdress and skirt) lying on the ground moaning, "This fall has hurt... More
The only booth in the fair - Portland & Co., late Shelburne / I. Boyne...
Print shows a country fair amusement with Charles James Fox, on a raised platform, wearing a dunce or liberty cap labeled "Vox Populi" receiving bribes from Lord North, to the right, on the platform, Lord Shelb... More
The Rolle complimented by the wonders of the age, British Cartoon Prin...
Print shows John Rolle addressing a "Learned Pig, Surprising Monkey, Wonderful Hare, Dancing Dogs, [and] Conjuring Horse", the "wonders of the age." Includes six lines of verse: "Illustrious Rolle! O may thy ho... More
Lord mayor's feast at Guildhall 1786 - no dinner, no ball, British Car...
Print shows a large group of city officials gathered around a table in Guildhall, some are jumping up and down on the table and have lost their hats and wigs. Posted on the wall are two notices: (1) "Nov. 1st 1... More
The sick prince. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British C...
Print shows the Prince of Wales on a deathbed with members of the opposition on one side, Thurlow among them with raised dagger, wishing him a speedy death, and supporters on the other side wishing him a speedy... More
The raree show. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Ca...
"The trial of Hastings in Westminster Hall is travestied as a raree show in a booth..." (Source: George) [Dent]. This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires pre... More
Dispatch, British Cartoon Print, Political Cartoon
Print shows a man, holding a large club labeled "Procrastination" over his head, saying "I hate delay"; he is about to strike Father Time who cries "Murder, Murder." Father Time's hourglass and scythe are alrea... More
![The hambug or An attempt at tragedy, with the Jordan [struck through and replaced by] Joram Upsett, British Cartoon Print](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTEvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWhhbWJ1Zy1vci1hbi1hdHRlbXB0LWF0LXRyYWdlZHktd2l0aC10aGUtam9yZGFuLXN0cnVjay10aHJvdWdoLWFuZC1yZXBsYWNlZC02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "The hambug or An attempt at tragedy, with the Jordan [struck through and replaced by] Joram Upsett, British Cartoon Print")
The hambug or An attempt at tragedy, with the Jordan [struck through a...
"The stage of (Drury Lane) theatre, showing the box of the Prince of Wales (right) (the stage-box on the level of the stage), with the lower part of the box immediately above it. Mrs. Jordan, sinking back as if... More
The impeachment, or "The father of the gang turned Kings evidence", Br...
Print shows Edmund Burke standing behind and with his hands on the heads of Richard B. Sheridan and Charles James Fox who bow before him over a railing, perhaps before Parliament. Burke says, "Behold the abetto... More
Poor Sawney in sweetbriars / Rd. Newton del et fecit.
Illustration shows two grotesquely caricatured Scots passing on the road, one, a peddler of sewing wares, says to the other who is somewhat emaciated, "What the deel is the matter with you Sawney?" to which he ... More
Billy's Raree-Show or John Bull en lighten'd, British Cartoon Print
"Pitt, as a peep-show man, stands by his box, which is supported on trestles..." (Source: George) [Ansell?] This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires preserve... More
Treason!!! / designed & etch'd by Rd. Newton., British Cartoon Print
A stout, smiling John Bull directs a blast from his rear-end toward a poster of King George III tacked to a wall. The image of the king looks suprised. On the left, the head of William Pitt exclaims, "That is T... More
Isaac Cruikshank - Familiar ghosts. Sketch 1. Ghost of a village lawye...
Cartoon of a well-dressed man with a large head being kept at a distance by peasant man holding a pitchfork. Imp. London Published by SWFores No 50 Piccadilly June 4 1799-Folios of Caricatures Lent. No copyrigh... More
Single Combat in Moor-Fields or Magnamimous Paul O' challenging All O'
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
John Bull in the Year 1800! John Bull in the year 1801!
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
Four Scenes from "Cries of London" Series: Here's your Potatoes...; Bu...
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
Doctor Convex and Lady Concave, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 -...
Public domain image of an engraving, male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for ... More
Flags of Truth and Lies, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Public domain image of a military forces, uniform, officer, military commander, European armies, free to use, no copyright restrictions -Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th ... More
The ghost of a guinea! or the country banker's surprise!! / Woodward, ...
Print shows a banker astonished by a guinea coin with King George III on it. The banker says, "Surely my eyes do not deceive me--it certainly must be a Guinea!--I declare I have not seen such a thing since I ha... More
Opinions Respecting The Young Roscius, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era...
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
A Sailor in a Stable, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
Quarterly Dunns, or Clamorous Tax Gatherers, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgi...
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
The Fifth Clause, or the Effect of Example. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
Sportsman's Hall, or Fox-Hunters Relaxing. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
A Brace of Brimstones, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
Samuel William Fores - The Politcal Hydra, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian...
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
Broad Bottoms in Holland Worshiping Their New King. Georgian era 1714 ...
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
![Recruiting on a Broab [sic] Bottom'd Principle. Georgian era 1714 - 1737](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE4MDYvMDEvMDEvcmVjcnVpdGluZy1vbi1hLWJyb2FiLXNpYy1ib3R0b21hbmQzOWQtcHJpbmNpcGxlLTM2OTJhMi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "Recruiting on a Broab [sic] Bottom'd Principle. Georgian era 1714 - 1737")
Recruiting on a Broab [sic] Bottom'd Principle. Georgian era 1714 - 17...
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
The Captains Account Current of Charge and Discharge. Georgian era 171...
Picryl description: Public domain image of armed forces, cavalry, infantry, 18th-19th century war, military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18t... More
The Holy Friar, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
More Miseries: The Bottom of Mr Figg's Old Whiskey Broke Through
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
At Home and Abroad, Abroad and At Home. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Public domain image of an engraving, male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for ... More
A Tour to the Lakes, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
I Smell a Rat or a Rogue in Grain. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
Abroad and At Home, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Public domain photo of art print, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known f... More
Exhibition Room, Somerset House (Microcosm of London, plate 2). Georgi...
Public domain scan - 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his h... More
A Worldly-Wise Man, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image with Picryl description as title Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
The Secret History of Crim Con, Fig 1. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
Napoleon The Little in a Rage with His Great French Eagle!!
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
The Hall, Blue Coat School (Microcosm of London, plate 10)
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th ... More
The Art of Ingeniously Tormenting, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 171...
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
A Spanish joke !!! / Cruikshank, del., British Cartoon Print
Print shows Spanish men and women tossing King Joseph I in the air as a French man complains about his ill treatment. Information from an unpublished P&P checklist, "British Political and Social Caricatures, 16... More
Title Page, The Caricature Magazine, or Mirror of Mirth. Georgian era ...
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
Brother Joe Between Two Firis, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 - ...
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
The set-too between Old Price and Spangle Jack the Shewman - fought wi...
A pugilistic encounter, over new theater prices, between John Philip Kemble, tall and muscular, and "Old Price," a much smaller and weaker opponent. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library o... More
A little music - or - the delights of harmony, James Gillray
A young woman plays the piano (right) with painful intentness, and sings, as does the man who holds open her music-book. A middle-aged military officer stands full face playing the flute. A fat elderly 'cit' sl... More
Exhibition "Stare" Case, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Public domain scan - 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his h... More
The Secret History of Crim Con, Fig. 2. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
The Chamber of Genius, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
Sportsman's Hall, or Fox-Hunters Relaxing. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
The property tax, British Cartoon Print
Cartoon shows a prosperous John Bull seated in a chair as a blue demon hovers above him using a magnet to withdraw coins from Bull's waistcoat pocket. The ghost of William Pitt rises from the floorboards saying... More
R-l advice / Lewis Marks del., British Cartoon Print
Charlotte, consort of George III, seated on throne, giving advice to Regent (George, Prince of Wales, later George IV) who is standing in front of McMahon and Lord Yarmouth. Queen is using large amounts of snuf... More
The modern Job! or John Bull and his comforts! / Marks del et sc., Bri...
John Bull, in tattered clothes, seated on a stool, gazing gloomily at a book on the ground: "The Extraordina[ry] Red Book". He is surrounded by the Regent with two gouty legs supported on crutches, Liverpool, M... More
George Cruikshank - Economy, British Cartoon Print
Brougham, in the guise of John Bull, appears to the Regent, holding up a broom which points towards a small scene surrounded by clouds. The Regent, who has been revelling over a large bowl of punch, falls back ... More
The blessing of new taxes!!! / Marks fect., British Cartoon Print
John Bull, holding a pipe and a frothing tankard, is beset by the Regent and Ministers. Sidmouth furtively takes the pipe from his hand, looking over John's head at the Regent who extends his hand to seize the ... More
McLean's Monthly Sheet of Caricatures No. 19 or The Looking Glass
Sheet of 7 political cartoons by Seymour. See: British Museum Department of Prints and Drawings Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires, v. 11, p. 500 to 502 (catalogue entry nos. 16720-16726). This record ... More
Troubled treasures. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A crudely drawn anti-Jackson satire, applauding Henry Clay's orchestration of Congressional resistance to the President's plan to withdraw Treasury funds from the Bank of the United States. The print also attac... More
The experiment in full operation, Political Cartoon
An anti-Jackson satire, critical of the President's federal treasury policy and of Vice-President Van Buren's influence on the administration's fiscal program. The print specifically attacks Jackson's plan to d... More
A gone case. A scene in Wall-Street
A comic scene representing two New York city political factions, the Whigs and the radical Democrats (or "Loco Focos"), as scuffling newsboys. The scene takes place before the half-built Customs House, where se... More
Spirit of the times - Public domain book illustration, Library of Cong...
Satire on the diplomatic crisis and threat of hostilities between the United States and France over the latter's refusal to pay indemnifications set by the Treaty of 1831. The situation was exacerbated by remar... More
The heads of two great nations have at last come to the situation of t...
A pro-Jackson commentary on the confrontation between the United States and France over reparations due the U.S. under the Treaty of 1831 (See "Spirit of the Times" no. 1836-4). The situation reached crisis int... More
On the way to Araby! - Political cartoon, public domain image
Satire on the Jackson administration's continuing battle against the Bank of the United States. The print was specifically occasioned by the re-chartering of the Bank by the Whig-controlled Pennsylvania Legisla... More
Illustrations of the adventures of the renowned Don Quixote & his doug...
A burlesque history of the Jackson administration, with particular reference to his campaign to destroy the Bank of the United States. The narrative, in a series of twelve episodes, is based on Cervantes's "Don... More
Major Joe Bunker's last parade, or the fix of a senator and his 700 in...
Democratic senator Nathaniel P. Tallmadge of New York was the leader of the conservative or pro-Bank Democrats. Here Clay satirizes Tallmadge's attempts to undermine party support for Van Buren's hard money fis... More
The new code of chivalry or what we would have done. As approved by "...
The second of two satires by Chambers on events surrounding the killing of Maine Congressman Jonathan Cilley by Kentucky Representative William J. Graves in a February 24, 1838, duel. (See also "Scene in Washin... More
"Worse than a Spanish Inquisition", Political Cartoon
A commentary on the workings of the January 1839 congressional probe of the Treasury Department in the wake of the Swartwout embezzlement. (See "Price Current" and "Sub Treasurers Meeting in England," nos. 1838... More
The forty thieves or the common scoundrels of New-York
The title continues: "Breaking up of a Grand Spree in the Tea Room & total abflustification of the common scoundrels." Weitenkampf calls the print a satirical look at members of the New York Common Council "aft... More
Loco Foco consternation or the orful kat-ass-trophe
Another satire on the Glentworth scandal controversy, by the same artist as "The Last Card," "Evenhanded Justice," and "O. K." (nos. 1840-60, -62, and -63). Here the artist lampoons Democratic efforts to sensat... More
Clar de kitchen. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Another Whig campaign satire, picturing incumbent Martin Van Buren and his Democratic advisers or "Kitchen Cabinet" routed by Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. In a domestic kitchen Harrison, dressed as a ... More
The death of locofocoism - Political cartoon, public domain image
In his satire Johnston celebrates the defeat of "Loco Foco," i.e., radical Democratic interests, in the presidential election of 1840. The "Loco Focos" were the largely working-class constituency who supported... More
Fanny Ellsler's last seranade or the soap-locks disgraceful attack upo...
A riot scene: German parade musicians (possibly accompanying touring ballerina Fanny Elssler) are attacked and beaten with their own instruments by a gang of toughs (or "Soap-Locks" for the long, soaped hair lo... More
O'Connell's call and Pat's reply, Political Cartoon
A condemnation of Daniel O'Connell's agitation of Irish immigrants in the United States against slavery. The artist, certainly E.W. Clay, presents a loaded contrast between turbulent conditions in Ireland and t... More
Tyrants prostrate liberty triumphant, Political Cartoon
A polemic applauding Democratic support of the Dorrite cause in Rhode Island. (See also "Trouble in the Spartan Ranks," and "The Great Political Car and Last Load of Patriots," nos. 1843-6 and 1845-5). In the ... More
Sold for want of use - Public domain book illustration, Library of Con...
Bucholzer again uses animal characterizations to poke fun at the respective faults of prominent Democrats in the 1844 presidential race. In an interior, Whig nominee Henry Clay conducts a livestock auction, off... More
The whale that swallowed Jonah - Public domain book illustration, Libr...
An election-year cartoon satirizing disharmony within the Whig ranks on the bank issue. The artist suggests a division of opinion between New England's Daniel Webster and presidential nominee Henry Clay on the ... More
Fight between the Kentucky coon & the Tennessee alligator
A woodland fantasy satirizing the prominent figures of the 1844 election campaign. The artist again favors Whig candidate Henry Clay, the "Kentucky Coon," who is shown overwhelming Democrat James K. Polk, the ... More
Progress of reform!!! No. 1 - Political cartoon, public domain image
A scene in New York, outside the gates of City Hall Park. Two well-dressed men with top hats overturn the table of two apple-women. One of the men (from all appearances a Loco Foco radical Democrat) shouts at t... More
Going to Texas after the election of 1844
A comic scene anticipating a Whig victory in the upcoming presidential election. The date is 1845, after an election supposedly decided on the Texas question, the tariff issue, and Democratic identification wi... More
The masked battery or Loco-Foco strategy
Another commentary on the Texas question (see "Texas Coming In," no. 1844-28), illustrating Democratic campaign strategy as advanced by Andrew Jackson. The idea of the annexation of Texas, repudiated by many of... More
Political Jesuitism--or interest versus principle
A virulent attack on Vice-President George M. Dallas, charging the former Pennsylvania attorney and senator with duplicity in his stand on the tariff of 1846. "Jesuitism" was a strong contemporary term for dece... More
Who's dat knockin' at de door? - Political cartoon, public domain imag...
Signed in plate: Hinckley. Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)
The organ kicked out - Public domain book illustration, Library of Con...
The Senate's February 1847 resolution barring reporters and editors of the "Washington Union" from the Senate floor and gallery was the basis for the artist's demeaning portrayal of the newspaper's powerful edi... More
Rowing him up Salt River - Public domain book illustration, Library of...
The cartoonist is optimistic about the prospects of Whig presidential candidate Zachary Taylor, here shown rowing Democratic oppponent Lewis Cass up the river of political misfortune. Cass, seated in the stern,... More
The modern Gilpins. Love's labor lost
A parody of Democratic politics in the months preceding the party's 1848 national convention. Specifically, the artist ridicules the rivalry within the party between Free Soil or anti-slavery interests, which u... More
The near in blood, the nearer bloody
Print shows the Duke of Orleans dressed as a ragged sansculotte, holding an axe over the head of Louis XVI which rests on a chopping block, while Marie Antoinette pleads for him to show a "touch of pity."
The election game / turning the cards
Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Terrible rout & total destruction of the Whig Party. In Salt River
The 1852 Democratic victory under the standard of Franklin Pierce is foreseen as a debacle for the Whig party, led by Winfield Scott. Pierce (center) sits on his horse, holding aloft a banner bearing his and ru... More
A magnificent offer to a magnificent officer
A cartoon ridiculing Whig nominee Winfield Scott as the pawn of New York antislavery senator William Seward. A member of the "Whig Committee" kneels before Scott and offers him a crown and a bag of money marked... More
Harmony in the wigwam! Democracy of the right brand-y
A comic scene ridiculing the Tammany Democrats of New York City. Tammany headquarters, known as the "Wigwam," here erupts in a drunken fracas over the Democratic platform for the presidential race of 1852. The ... More
Position of the Democratic Party in 1852. "Freemen of America, how lon...
A crudely drawn satire bitterly attacking Democratic presidential candidate Franklin Pierce and appealing to the "Freemen of America." The print, possibly executed by a free black, criticizes the Democrats' pla... More
Experiments on the tight rope - Political cartoon, public domain image
A figurative portrayal of Whig candidate Winfield Scott's failure in the 1852 presidential contest, attributed by the artist to his alliance with abolitionist interests. Scott is hoisted aloft via a pulley sys... More
John Bull's fish monopoly - Victorian era public domain image
An anti-British satire, reflecting American enragement at Britain's tightening of restrictions on territorial waters open to American fishermen off the coast of Canada. In July 1852, England notified the Unite... More