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The gunboat candidate at the Battle of Malvern Hill – Vintage Print

The gunboat candidate at the Battle of Malvern Hill, N.Y. : Currier & Ives, 1864. — antique lithograph
The gunboat candidate at the Battle of Malvern Hill, N.Y. : Currier & Ives, 1864.. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive 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 gunboat candidate at the Battle of Malvern Hill, preserved in this antique lithograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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A Currier & Ives lithograph from 1864, this print takes aim at George B. McClellan by pairing him with the gunboat *Galena*, a Union steamer that fired on Confederate positions during the fighting at Malvern Hill in Virginia in July 1862. The record notes that the print was probably drawn by Louis Maurer, a German-born artist who produced many of the firm's cartoons. The title, "The gunboat candidate," points to McClellan's 1864 run for the presidency as the Democratic nominee, when opponents often used his wartime record against him. Viewers today can see how 1864 political cartoons used military episodes to argue about leadership and credit.

Created / publishedN.Y. : Currier & Ives, 1864.
Medium1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 26x 34 cm. (image)
GenreLithographs 1860-1870.Political cartoons 1860-1870.
NotesProbably drawn by Louis Maurer. Title appears as it is written on the item. Gale, no. 2904. Weitenkampf, p. 145. Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1864-17.
SubjectsMcClellan, George Brinton,--1826-1885. United States.--Navy--1860-1870. Galena (Steamer)--1860-1870. Malvern Hill, Battle of, Va., 1862.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,163 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163322

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