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The Hartford Convention or Leap no leap / Wm. Charles, Sc. – Antique Print

The Hartford Convention or Leap no leap / Wm. Charles, Sc., [Philadelphia : s.n.,] c1814. — historic print
The Hartford Convention or Leap no leap / Wm. Charles, Sc., [Philadelphia : s.n.,] c1814.. Historic print from the Hartford collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with The Hartford Convention or Leap no leap / Wm. Charles, Sc., a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The title, *The Hartford Convention or Leap no leap*, points to a gathering of Federalist delegates scheduled to meet in Hartford, Connecticut, in December 1814. Their debate over how far New England should go in opposing the War of 1812 gave the print its subject, and the pun in "Leap no leap" suggests the satire turns on whether those men would take a dangerous final step. William Charles, who signed the plate, produced it in Philadelphia, and the Library's hand-colored impression was deposited for copyright by Samuel Kennedy on December 10, 1814. An uncolored impression on wove paper also survives in the collection.

Created / published[Philadelphia : s.n.,] c1814.
Medium1 print on laid paper : etching and aquatint with watercolor ; plate 24.8 x 36 cm.
GenrePolitical cartoons 1810-1820.Etchings Hand-colored 1810-1820.
NotesTitle appears as it is written on the print. The Library's hand-colored impression of the print was deposited for copyright on December 10, 1814, by Samuel Kennedy. There is also an uncolored impression, printed on wove paper, in the collection. Lanmon, p. 98-100 Murrell, p. 88, 94 Century, p. 30 Weitenkampf, p. 19 Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1814-2.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan6,089 × 4,869 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-225887

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