Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
A political game of brag : or the best hand out of four.
Call Number
E-North 38/GC024/19th-Century American Caricatures/Normal/19th c./Caricatures GA 2024.03020
Identifier
ark:/88435/dckp78gv56v
Publisher
New York : Wm. R. Browne, 1831
New York : Lith. of Pendleton, 9 Wall St
Language
English
Date Created
1831
Extent
1 print : lithograph, black and white ; sheet 26.5 x 34.8 cm
References
Weitenkampf, F. Political caricature in the United States in separately published cartoons, p. 25
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Cartoon possibly by Edward W. Clay
Andrew Jackson plays poker with Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and William Wirt (candidate of the Anti-Masonic Party). Table stakes include the presidency. Clay has the winning hand, three aces. A decrepit Jackson holds three cards: Intrigue, Corruption, Imbecility.
Printed area measures 23.8 x 29.1 cm.
Princeton copy 1: Mounted in mat 36 x 49 cm

Discovery Information

Subject
Jackson, Andrew 1767-1845—Caricatures and cartoons
Clay, Henry 1777-1852—Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures and cartoons
United States—History—1815-1861
Gambling

Physical Characteristics

File Count
3

Institutional Information

Collection
Omega Project
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/e66544a4-de42-45ca-8336-f85c85955fd1/manifest