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Brutus and Cæsar

Description

Abstract:
Abraham Lincoln, as Brutus, is in his tent, reading a joke book at night when he is confronted by a giant African-American man, the ghost of Caesar. "Wall now! Do tell. Who's you?" asks Brutus. "I am dy ebil genus, Massa Linking. Dis child is awful impressional" responds Caesar.

Access Conditions

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

Citation

Tenniel, John, "Brutus and Cæsar" (1863). Lincoln Graphics. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:69902/

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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