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Five Lincoln caricatures

Description

Abstract:
Five caricatures of Lincoln. by H.L. Stephens. In the upper left he is seen with overly large shoes labelled "military necessity" having walked upon "constitution" and "habeas corpus". This cartoon is captioned "Melancholy accident to a gentleman in high life". The second features Stratton and the N.Y. Herald knocking on the door of the White House. In the third, "A Bitter 'Draught'", Lincoln, as a physician, is seen giving medicine (conscription) to a young man. At the lower left, "'Mac', the giant killer" (McClellan) is seen holding the constitution on Lincoln's dead body. The lower right, captioned "Love me little, love me long," has Lincoln bending over to a slave
Notes:
"One of 300 cartoons in Albert Shaw's Life of Lincoln"

Access Conditions

Rights
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

Stephens, H. L. (Henry Louis), "Five Lincoln caricatures" (1862). Lincoln Graphics. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:69790/

Relations

Collection:

  • Lincoln Graphics

    Prints in the Lincoln collection are classified by Meserve numbers, and include most of the known photographic images of Lincoln, along with engravings and popular prints by, among other firms, Currier & Ives and Kurz & Allen. There are also …
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