Symptoms of a duel – 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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Symptoms of a duel comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Symptoms of a duel
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The lithograph's title, "Symptoms of a duel," and its list of named figures point to the House of Representatives in the late 1830s, when quarrels over insults and honor could end in challenges. The subjects include Henry A. Wise, the Virginia congressman, and several colleagues from the House and the Treasury Department. Printed in New York in 1839 by H.R. Robinson, a prolific lithographer of political satire, the sheet belongs to a period when caricature was a common way to mock Washington's public disputes and their tendency to turn violent. Dueling was illegal in many states but still practiced among gentlemen, and cartoons like this one used exaggerated figures and captions to comment on it.
| Created / published | N.Y. : Printed & Publd. by H.R. Robinson, 1839. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 22.5 x 40.2 cm. (image) |
| Genre | p. 57. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress) Published in: American political prints |
| Notes | Printed & publd. by H.R. Robinson |
| Subjects | Curtis, Edward,--1801-1856. Cushman, Samuel,--1783-1851. Harlan, James,--1800-1863. Thomas, Francis,--1799-1876. Wagener, David Douglas. Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander),--1806-1876. United States.--Congress.--House--1830-1840. United States.--Dept. of the Treasury--1830-1840. Dueling--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,015 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156421 |
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