High places in government like steep rocks only accessible to eagles and reptiles – Antique Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of High places in government like steep rocks only accessible to eagles and reptiles. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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High places in government like steep rocks only accessible to eagles and reptiles
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Its title, which likens high government posts to steep rocks reachable only by eagles and reptiles, reads as a satirical comment on the scramble for office, and the print names William Henry Harrison, Martin Van Buren and George Washington among its subjects. H.R. Robinson published it in New York in April 1836, during the presidential campaign that followed Andrew Jackson's two terms. Van Buren, Jackson's chosen successor, faced Harrison, one of several Whig candidates. Including Washington invites comparison between the founder and the men competing for his successor's place, a common move in campaign prints of the period. The cartoon was registered for copyright on April 18, 1836.
| Created / published | New York : Published by the proprietor H.R. Robinson, 1836. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 29.5 x 40.3 cm. (image) |
| Genre | Lithographs 1830-1840.Political cartoons 1830-1840. |
| Notes | Entered . . . 1836 by H.R. Robinson. Published April 1836, by the proprietor H.R. Robinson, 48 Cortlandt St. New York. The print was registered for copyright on April 18, 1836. Title appears as it is written on the item. Weitenkampf, p. 45. 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 1836-10. |
| Subjects | Harrison, William Henry,--1773-1841. Van Buren, Martin,--1782-1862. Washington, George,--1732-1799. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,138 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-118790 |
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