Distinguished military operations with a hasty bowl of soup – Historic 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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A window into the past: Distinguished military operations with a hasty bowl of soup, preserved in this antique lithograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Edward Williams Clay drew this 1846 lithograph, probably in late 1846 or early 1847, and H.R. Robinson's New York shop printed it. It places President James K. Polk beside generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott, three figures tied to the war with Mexico, which began in spring 1846. The title's "hasty bowl of soup" seems to mock the speed and improvisation of the campaigns, a common target in the partisan cartoons of the period. Clay's work is valued today as a record of how that war was argued over in print.
| Created / published | 1846 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 27.6 x 32.5 cm. (image) |
| Genre | Lithographs 1840-1850.Political cartoons 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Drawn by Edward Williams Clay, 1846 or early 1847. H.R. Robinson's Lith. 142 Nassau St. N.Y. Title appears as it is written on the item. Weitenkampf, p. 94. 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 1846-15. |
| Subjects | Polk, James K. (James Knox),--1795-1849. Scott, Winfield,--1786-1866. Taylor, Zachary,--1784-1850. United States.--Army--1840-1850. Politics & government--1840-1850. New York (State)--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,291 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-137620 |
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