[All Fours - Important State of the Game- The Knave about to be lost.]
date: label: Date made
content: 1836
name: label: depicted
content: Jackson, Andrew
label: depicted
content: Van Buren, Martin
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content: Harrison, William Henry
label: depicted
content: Johnson, Richard Mentor
label: maker
content: Robinson, Henry R.
label: artist
content: Clay, Edward Williams
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This 1836 print is a commentary on the Election of 1836 between Democratic Vice President Martin Van Buren, and Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison. Van Buren was seen as an extension of Andrew Jackson’s presidency given their close relationship, and Whigs felt that Jackson had a major influence on Van Buren’s policies. That is represented in this print by Jackson standing behind Harrison (seated at the right). He is holding his hand up to signal to Van Buren what Harrison’s cards are saying, “”What a h—l of a hand old Harrison’s got. I’m afraid Martin and Dick Johnson will go off with a flea in their ear.” On the left, vice presidential candidate, Richard M. Johnson stands behind Van Buren saying, “the old general is a making signs that Harrison has the highest trump cards and low. Martin, he’ll catch your Jack and then the jig’s up! You’d better beg.” In the background of the print is an illustration of a painting depicting the “Battle of the Thames,” alluding to one of Harrison’s great military victories during the War of 1812. He depicted himself as a great military hero while campaigning, so including that painting shows the Whig influence in this print.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The lithographer of this print is Edward Williams Clay (1799-1857). Clay was a caricaturist, engraver, lithographer, and etcher, as well as a portrait painter. Before his career as an artist, Clay was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar, but quickly left to pursue art in New York City. After losing his eyesight he retired from art and held minor office in Delaware before his death in December of 1857.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The publisher of this print is Henry R. Robinson (1827-1877). Robinson worked in New York, and had a store to sell his prints. In 1842, he was arrested for selling obscene pictures and books leading to the September 28, 1842 court case, People vs H. R. Robinson found in the District Attorney Indictment Papers, Municipal Archives. He was politically affiliated with the anti-Jackson Whig party which was made obvious by the wig silhouette used in 1838 as an advertising logo for his shop.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: War of 1812
label: Subject
content: Furnishings
label: Subject
content: Lighting
label: Subject
content: Political Caricatures
label: Subject
content: Chronology: 1830-1839
label: Subject
content: Games
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content: Peters Political Prints
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.60.3380
label: catalog number
content: 60.3380
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Lithograph
label: Object Type
content: Lithograph
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: image: 10 1/8 in x 15 in; 25.7175 cm x 38.1 cm