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The cut direct. Or a scene in high life at Saratoga Springs – Historic Reproduction

The cut direct. Or a scene in high life at Saratoga Springs, 1839 — antique lithograph
The cut direct. Or a scene in high life at Saratoga Springs, 1839. Antique lithograph from the Saratoga 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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A window into the past: The cut direct. Or a scene in high life at Saratoga Springs, preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Saratoga Springs, the mineral-spring resort in upstate New York, was a fashionable summer destination in the 1830s, and this lithograph takes that setting as the stage for a social slight. Its title, "The cut direct," refers to the deliberate public snub of one person by another, and the cartoon names Martin Van Buren and Catherine Jones Clinton as its figures. The print was issued in 1839, when Van Buren was president and political opponents routinely used satire to mock public men and their manners. It was lithographed by H. R. Robinson of New York and signed with the monogram "HD," which is generally read as Henry Dacre.

Created / published1839
Medium1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 28.9 x 36.8 cm. (image)
GenreLithographs 1830-1840.Political cartoons 1830-1840.
NotesLith. of H.R. Robinson, 52 Cortlandt St. Signed with monogram: HD (Henry Dacre?). Title appears as it is written on the item. Weitenkampf, p. 59. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress) Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1839-3.
SubjectsClinton, Catherine Jones,--1783-1855. Van Buren, Martin,--1782-1862. Saratoga Springs (N.Y.)--1830-1840.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,217 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-156415

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