The little magician invoked – Antique Wall Art
(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 little magician invoked, an antique lithograph 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 little magician invoked
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The title points to Martin Van Buren, whose admirers called him the "Little Magician" for his skill at political maneuvering. Published in New York in 1844, the lithograph appeared during a bitter presidential contest. Van Buren lost the Democratic nomination to James K. Polk, with George M. Dallas as running mate, and then drew support from the Equal Rights Party. The print also names Andrew Jackson, Van Buren's longtime patron, and the Second Seminole War in Florida, which had only recently wound down.
| Created / published | N.Y. : Lith & pubd. by J Baillie, 1844. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 32.5 x 44.3 cm. (image) |
| Genre | Lithographs 1840-1850.Political cartoons 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Entered . . . 1844 by J. Baillie. Lith and pubd. by J Baillie 118 Nassau St. N.Y. Signed: H. Bucholzer. The Library's impression was deposited for copyright on August 23, 1844. Title appears as it is written on the item. Weitenkampf, p. 81. 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 1844-40. |
| Subjects | Dallas, George Mifflin,--1792-1864. Jackson, Andrew,--1767-1845. Polk, James K. (James Knox),--1795-1849. Van Buren, Martin,--1782-1862. Equal Rights Party (New York, N.Y.)--1840-1850. Presidential elections--United States--1840-1850. Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842. Florida--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,080 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-162774 |
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