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[Scrapbook of prints] [graphic]. [Vol. 1 p 103]
Scrapbook containing predominantly clipped book and periodical illustrations, including a number of vignettes engraved by W. E. Tucker after the work of Thomas Birch, showing European and American landscapes and landmarks, animal portraiture, and…
The modern Quixote and Squire Sancho [graphic] : The war of Ormuzd (Good) and Ahriman (Evil) in the 19th century
Cartoon parodying the windmill trope from Cervante’s Don Quixote to satirize the corruption in the department of the United States Navy during the Civil War. Depicts the head of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, atop a windmill comprised of a…
Illustrations of the adventures & achievements of the renowned Don Quixote & his doughty squire Sancho Panza [graphic].
Parody of Cervante’s Don Quixote satirizing events from the Jackson presidency, particularly his destruction of the Bank of the United States, depicting Jackson as Quixote and Van Buren as Sancho. Contains twelve titled scenes: (1) "Signor Don…
Political quixotism. Shewing the consequences of sleeping in patent magic spectacles [graphic] : The diplomatic hercules, attacking the political hydra / From a very big picter in the Jineral’s bedroom, drawd off from nater by Zek Downing, historical painter to Uncle Jack and Jineral Jackson.
Anti-Jackson cartoon alleging that irrational motives influenced the President’s decision to destroy the Bank of the United States. Depicts a terrified Jackson, in his bedroom, fighting the hydra, "U.S. Bank," during a nightmare. References to the…