Getting a hoist: a bad case of the heaves – 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.)
Description
This antique lithograph of Getting a hoist: a bad case of the heaves brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Getting a hoist: a bad case of the heaves
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
A horse with a chronic cough and labored breathing is the subject of this comic lithograph, whose title plays on "the heaves," a common nineteenth-century name for what is now called heaves, a chronic lung condition in horses. Thomas Worth, who signed the image, was one of the best-known caricaturists working for Currier & Ives, and the firm sold his humorous horse and street scenes to a broad middle-class public. In the 1870s, when horses still pulled most city freight and passenger traffic, such jokes spoke to a daily reality that many buyers knew firsthand.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1875. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Lithographs 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Artist: Thomas Worth (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2568 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,118 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-174560 |
More from the Historic Print Archive collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
