The Democratic funeral of 1848 – 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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The Democratic funeral of 1848 comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Democratic funeral of 1848
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Its title frames the Democratic Party as a funeral in this Philadelphia lithograph from 1848. Peter E. Abel published it with the draftsman E.F. Durang, who probably drew it, at a time when the party was divided over whether slavery should spread into new western territories. The subject list names party figures including Thomas Hart Benton, John C. Calhoun, Lewis Cass, Sam Houston and James K. Polk, a roll call of Democrats who were often at odds. Political cartoons like this one were a popular way for 1840s readers to follow such feuds.
| Created / published | Philada. : Pubd. by Abel & Durang, 1848. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 24.4 x 37.6 cm. (image) |
| Genre | Lithographs 1840-1850.Political cartoons 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Probably drawn by E.F. Durang. Pubd. by Peter E. Abel & Durang, Philada. Title appears as it is written on the item. Weitenkampf, p. 90. 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 1848-48. |
| Subjects | Allen, William. Benton, Thomas Hart,--1782-1858. Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell),--1782-1850. Cass, Lewis,--1782-1866. Houston, Sam,--1793-1863. Kendall, Amos,--1789-1869. Polk, James K. (James Knox),--1795-1849. Woodbury, Levi,--1789-1851. Worth, William Jenkins,--1794-1849. Presidential elections--United States--1840-1850. Slavery--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 950 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111310 |
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