Our Modern Belshazzar
- Title:
- Our Modern Belshazzar
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Cartoonist:
- Morgan, Matthew (April 27, 1839 - June 2, 1890)
- Political Figure:
- Wilson, Henry (1812-1875), American (1812-1875), Republican Party Leader
Colfax, Schuyler, American (1823-1885), Vice-President
Butler, Benjamin F., American (1818-1893), Republican Party Leader
Conkling, Roscoe, American (1829-1888), Senator
Grant, Ulysses S., American (1822-1885), President
Brown, B. Gratz, American (1826-1885), Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- 1872
- Election Date:
- 1872
- ID Number:
- 2214.PR0173
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PR0173.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- English
American - Work Type:
- publications (documents)
illustrations by form
political cartoons
portraits
Prints
Sheets (Information artifacts) - Materials/Techniques:
- Wood engraving (process)
Newsprint - Subject:
- Illustrations
Sheets (Information artifacts)
Political cartoons
Portraits
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)
Wilson, Henry (1812-1875)
Brown, B. Gratz
Butler, Benjamin F.
Colfax, Schuyler
Conkling, Roscoe
Offerings
Dictatorship
Wine
Drinking
Inebriation
Animals
Dogs
Cigars
Weapons
Political corruption
Politics - Measurement:
- 40.64 x 55.245 (Sheet) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Center spread from the April 6, 1872 Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Cartoon shows President Ulysses S. Grant and inebriated supporters being offered gifts by supplicants.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.