As the old Spanish throne topples, up goes the Cuban flag of independence / Grant E. Hamilton ; Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. & Ptg. Co., New York. – Vintage Wall Art
![As the old Spanish throne topples, up goes the Cuban flag of independence / Grant E. Hamilton ; Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. & Ptg. Co., New York., [published 1897 October 23] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4b/4ba9c2204ea1-L.webp)
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A window into the past: As the old Spanish throne topples, up goes the Cuban flag of independence / Grant E. Hamilton ; Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. & Ptg. Co., New York., preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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As the old Spanish throne topples, up goes the Cuban flag of independence / Grant E. Hamilton ; Sackett & Wilhelms Litho. & Ptg. Co., New York.
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Grant E. Hamilton's color lithograph shows a Spanish throne tipping over as the Cuban flag rises in its place, a visual argument that Spain's hold on Cuba was giving way. It ran in the October 23, 1897, issue of *Judge*, the New York humor weekly that carried some of the period's sharpest political cartoons. By then Cuba had been fighting for independence from Spain since 1895, and the war had drawn strong American sympathy and newspaper attention, which helps explain why an illustration about Cuban independence appeared in a general-audience magazine.
| Created / published | [published 1897 October 23] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Editorial cartoons 1890-1900.Lithographs Color 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Judge, Oct. 23, 1897, v. 33, pp. 264-265. Copyright by the Judge Publishing Company of New York. |
| Subjects | International relations--Spain--1890-1900. International relations--Cuba--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,491 × 1,195 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218069 |
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