Bursting the balloon – 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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This rare antique lithograph captures Bursting the balloon in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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*Bursting the Balloon* is an 1844 lithograph whose title carries the joke: a balloon of political hopes punctured during a presidential race. Its named figures include Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson, James K.
| Created / published | 1844 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 45.3 x 31.1 cm. (image) |
| Genre | p. 78. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress) Published in: American political prints |
| Notes | Entered . . . 1844 by James Baillie. H. Bucholzer. Lithography and print coloring on reasonable terms by James Baillie No. 33 Spruce St. N.Y. The Library's impression of Bursting the Balloon" was deposited for copyright on July 10 |
| Subjects | Clay, Henry,--1777-1852. Dallas, George Mifflin,--1792-1864. Frelinghuysen, Theodore,--1787-1862. Jackson, Andrew,--1767-1845. Polk, James K. (James Knox),--1795-1849. Van Buren, Martin,--1782-1862. Eagles--1840-1850. Presidential elections--United States--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 967 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111627 |
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