Image of a political cartoon caricature of United States President Martin Van Buren as an opossum; the marsupial, with a smirking Van Buren's head, rises on its hindquarters and displays in its pouch three of its "young:" administration insiders (left to right) Thomas Hart Benton, John C. Calhoun, and Washington "Globe" editor Francis Preston Blair. Date supplied by cataloger based on copy held by Library of Congress. "Printed & Pubd. by H.R. Robinson, 52 Courtlandt St. N.Y."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 44.13 x 32.39 cm (17 3/8 x 12 3/4 in.)
Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858--Pictorial works Blair, Francis Preston, 1791-1876--Pictorial works Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850--Pictorial works Politicians--Pictorial works Presidents--United States--Pictorial works Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862--Pictorial works Lithographs--1825-1850. (gmgpc) Political cartoons. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Politics & Social Issues Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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