Tyler receiving the news of Harrison's death [April 5, 1841] – Vintage Print
![Tyler receiving the news of Harrison's death [April 5, 1841], 1888 — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/74/744335df79e4-L.webp)
(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 antique engraving of Tyler receiving the news of Harrison's death [April 5, 1841] brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Tyler receiving the news of Harrison's death [April 5, 1841]
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This wood engraving shows John Tyler learning that William Henry Harrison had died, news that made Tyler the first vice president to succeed to the presidency after a president's death. Harrison had taken office only a month earlier, on March 4, 1841, and died of pneumonia a few weeks into his term. The scene was drawn and engraved in 1888, long after the event, as a book illustration in the style of late nineteenth-century American history volumes that revisited the early presidents. Its lasting interest lies in the constitutional question it raised: Tyler's insistence on taking the full office, not merely acting in it, set a precedent that was later written into the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.
| Created / published | 1888 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1880-1890.Wood engravings 1880-1890. |
| Subjects | Tyler, John,--1790-1862--Death & burial. Harrison, William Henry,--1773-1841. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,065 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110785 |
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