PRES ANDREW JOHNSON RICHARD III A Horse A Horse My Kingdom for a Horse Cartoon
Andrew Johnson Plays Richard III Thomas Nast Cartoon Antique Print Description Details: Title: The Democratic Convention, New York, July 9th, 1868, Decline A.J. With Thanks; Caption: Alarm! Enter King * * * *. - "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" Type: Original Antique Wood Engraved Print Publication: Harper's Weekly Newspaper Date: 1868 Artist: Thomas Nast Grade: Excellent. Size: 5" x 7" (Comes on dated full page of ads 10" x 16") Item Description: This is an original antique wood engraved print published in Harper's Weekly Newspaper (1868). It measures 2 3/4" x 4 3/4" with wide margins, perfect for framing. At nearly a hundred fifty years old, this engaging original print is highly displayable. Antiqueprintopia only sells original antique prints and they always come with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. The 19th-century witnessed renewed interest in the works of William Shakespeare, and his major plays and characters were known to most Americans. Here, Nast portrays Johnson as Shakespeare's beleaguered Richard III demanding another horse after breaking his Republican and Democratic hobbyhorses. The medallion around King Andy's neck contains an image of a dead duck. The president had derided his journalistic critics as "dead ducks," but Nast seized upon the term to ridicule the president's lack of political clout. The hobbyhorse in the left-background is labeled "Conservative."
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Andrew Johnson Plays Richard III Thomas Nast Cartoon Antique Print Description Details: Title: The Democratic Convention, New York, July 9th, 1868, Decline A.J. With Thanks; Caption: Alarm! Enter King * * * *. – “A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!” Type: Original Antique Wood Engraved Print Publication: Harper’s Weekly Newspaper Date: 1868 Artist: Thomas Nast Grade: Excellent. Size: 5″ x 7″ (Comes on dated full page of ads 10″ x 16″) Item Description: This is an original antique wood engraved print published in Harper’s Weekly Newspaper (1868). It measures 2 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ with wide margins, perfect for framing. At nearly a hundred fifty years old, this engaging original print is highly displayable. Antiqueprintopia only sells original antique prints and they always come with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. The 19th-century witnessed renewed interest in the works of William Shakespeare, and his major plays and characters were known to most Americans. Here, Nast portrays Johnson as Shakespeare’s beleaguered Richard III demanding another horse after breaking his Republican and Democratic hobbyhorses. The medallion around King Andy’s neck contains an image of a dead duck. The president had derided his journalistic critics as “dead ducks,” but Nast seized upon the term to ridicule the president’s lack of political clout. The hobbyhorse in the left-background is labeled “Conservative.”
