Balloon ascension to the presidential chair – Antique 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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This antique lithograph of Balloon ascension to the presidential chair brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Balloon ascension to the presidential chair
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Among the many cartoons of the 1844 campaign, this lithograph is distinguished by its balloon, which carries a group of political figures toward the presidency. The record names Henry Clay, James K. Polk, Martin Van Buren, John C. Calhoun, Thomas Hart Benton, Andrew Jackson, and Theodore Frelinghuysen among its subjects. Published in New York by James Baillie and signed by H. Bucholzer, it was followed two weeks later by the same artist's *Bursting the Balloon*, which suggests the pair were meant to be read together.
| Created / published | N.Y. : Lith. & pub. by James Baillie, 1844. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 45.3 x 31.1 cm. (image) |
| Genre | p. 78. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress) Published in: American political prints |
| Notes | Entered . . . 1844 by James Baillie. Lith. & pub. by James Baillie 33 Spruce St. N.Y. Signed: H. Bucholzer. The Library has two states of the print, one a proof before title (Landauer Collection; The titled impression was deposited for copyright on June 26, 1844. It was followed two weeks later by the same artist's Bursting the Balloon" (no. 1844-33) |
| Subjects | Benton, Thomas Hart,--1782-1858. Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell),--1782-1850. Clay, Henry,--1777-1852. Frelinghuysen, Theodore,--1787-1862. Jackson, Andrew,--1767-1845. Polk, James K. (James Knox),--1795-1849. Van Buren, Martin,--1782-1862. Equal Rights Party (New York, N.Y.)--1840-1850. Presidential elections--United States--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,036 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-162041 |
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