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The debilitated situation of a monarchical government

Description
Image of a political cartoon comparing French and American governments prompted by 1836 events; King Louis Philippe at left with several of his ministers or officers and an overturned chest from which issue statements of the country's debts and a picture of Giuseppe Maria Fieschi dated July 28, 1835; Louis Philippe holds in his hand a card reading "Fortunate speculation 25 millions;" one of his officers forcibly impresses a seaman, and points toward the ship "Dido" which is moored off shore; Andrew Jackson stands holding up the Treaty of 1831 near other American officers at right near a chest full of money with a picture of the United States Capitol inside the lid; behind officers a gentleman holds forth a bag of money, a sailor waves his cap, and an armed citizen stands by; near the chest are books, one open to a list of American victories during the War of 1812 on which rests a laurel, and the other features a picture of George Washington; in the distance three American ships are moored, including the "Constitution" and the "New Orleans;" head of Liberty medallion at bottom center.
Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1836
Call number
priJLC_POL_002656
Creator
Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Associated people
Baillie, James S., (active 1838-1855.)
Baker, Joseph E., (approximately 1837-1914.)
Ball, W. (approximately 1747-1815.)
Barralet, John James, (1826-1901.)
Bates, J. H. (1837-1913.)
Beard, James Carter, (-1874.)
Bergner, George, (approximately 1828-1872 or 1873.)
Bigot, Alphonse, (approximately 1823-1896.)
Bisbee, Eugene S. (approximately 1791-)
Bouclet, Francis. (1810-1896.)
Brady, Mathew B., (1821-1893.)
Brightly, Henry A., (approximately 1828-)
Brown, Mannevillette Elihu Dearing, (1811-1893.)
Bruns, Wm. (1819-1896.)
Buttre, John Chester, (1813-)
Cameron, John, (1802-1848.)
Carusi, Samuel. (1843-1895.)
Casilear, John William, (1824-)
Crosby, Charles H., (1811-1889.)
D'Avignon, Francis, (active 1870-1880.)
Dunlap, T. (1789-1851.)
Earle, J. S. (1801-1846.)
Endicott, George, (active 1867-1868.)
Feusier, A. (1823-1907.)
Frizzell, S. S. (1820-)
Geddes, William F. (1833-1921.)
Grebner, Charles. (1832-1932.)
Haehnlen, Jacob, (1829-1895)
Hageboeck, August. (1839-1890.)
Hanks, S. W. (1802-1864.)
Hart, Chas. (1818-1878.)
Henderson, John N. (1809-1864.)
Hill, Isaac, (1822-1893.)
Inman, Henry, (-1850.)
Kelly, Thos., (1808-1897.)
Kramer, Peter, (1761-1817.)
Kuchel, Charles Conrad, (approximately 1805-1881.)
Kurz, Louis, (active approximately 1860-1870.)
Lewis, Charles E. (1755-1828.)
Maurer, Louis, (1783-1872.)
Momberger, William, (1803-1889.)
Morgan, Matthew Somerville,
Morris, George Pope,
Nahl, Charles Christian,
Needham, Dwight.
Newsam, Albert,
Perry, Geo. T.
Porter, James
Pratt, W. H.
Robinson, Henry R.,
Sartain, John,
Savage, Edward,
Sinclair, Thomas S.,
Smith, John,
Smith, William,
Stuart, Gilbert,
Sully, Thomas,
Wagner, T. S.
Weir, Robert Walter,
Wiest, D.
Associated organizations
A. Hoen & Co.
A.L. Bancroft & Company.
Albert Type Printing Co.
Bingham & Dodd.
Britton & Rey.
Calvert Lithographing Co. (Detroit, Mich.)
Childs & Inman.
Currier & Ives.
Drew, Bisbee & Spear.
Eckstein & Porr.
Edward Weber & Co.
Elliot & White.
Endicott & Swett.
F. Myers & Co.
Frank Leslie's Publishing House.
H.C. Tunison (Firm)
Hatch & Co.
Hatch Lith. Co.
J.H. Bufford's Lith.
J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith.
J.W. Sheehy & Co.
Kellogg & Comstock.
Kimmel & Forster.
Kurz & Allison.
Lehman & Duval Lithrs.
Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann.
McLoughlin Bros.
Meichel & Plumly.
N. Currier (Firm)
New England Lithographic Co.
New York Lithographing and Engraving Co.
P.J. Hitchins and Comp.
P.S. Duval & Son.
Sowle & Shaw.
Strobridge & Co. Lith.
T. Sinclair's Lith.
W.H. Morgan & Son.
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