His eminence Cardinal McCloskey – Vintage 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 rare antique lithograph captures His eminence Cardinal McCloskey in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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His eminence Cardinal McCloskey
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This lithograph honors John McCloskey, the New York churchman who became the first American cardinal in 1875, the same year Currier & Ives issued the print. He had been Archbishop of New York since 1864, and his elevation was a milestone for Catholicism in the United States. The New York firm sold inexpensive lithographs of public figures and events to a broad middle-class market, so this portrait shows how a religious leader was presented to ordinary American buyers.
| Created / published | New York : published by Currier & Ives, c1875. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1870-1880.Lithographs 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Copyright no. 4864J(?). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no.3062. |
| Subjects | McCloskey, John,--Cardinal,--1810-1885. Cardinals--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,269 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-178253 |
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