Satan tempting Booth to the murder of the President
Lincoln's assassin, actor John Wilkes Booth, is goaded by a hideous Mephistophelian figure to shoot the unsuspecting President, who is visible in a theater box beyond. Booth stands erect, his left arm behind hi... More
Soloque. Emperor of Hayti, creating a grand duke
Published & for sale by J.L. Magee, no. 34 Mott St, NY. Title appears as it is written on the item. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)
Southern Chivalry - A cartoon of a man holding a baseball bat over ano...
caning of Charles Sumner, cartoon
Maj. General McCall / Magee.. American Civil War 1861-1865.
George Archibald McCall, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, in uniform.
Mr. F.S. Chanfrau "as Mose" in the new piece called "A glance at New Y...
Mr. F.S. Chanfrau, full-length, seated, facing left, making a fist.
The forty thieves or the common scoundrels of New-York
The title continues: "Breaking up of a Grand Spree in the Tea Room & total abflustification of the common scoundrels." Weitenkampf calls the print a satirical look at members of the New York Common Council "aft... More
The grand national fight 2 against 1 fought on the 6th of Nov. 1856 fo...
The familiar metaphor of the presidential contest as a boxing match is invoked once again. (For an earlier example see "Set to Between the Champion Old Tip and the Swell Dutchman of Kinderhook," no. 1836-12.) T... More
Genl. Lopez the Cuban patriot getting his cash
A satiric portrait of Venezuelan-born general Narciso Lopez, leader of an 1850 expedition to liberate Cuba from Spanish rule. Lopez's army of American volunteers captured the Cuban coastal town of Cardenas in ... More
The buck chase of 1856 - Political cartoon, public domain image
Democratic candidate James Buchanan, as a buck deer, crosses the finish line of a racecourse ahead of competitors Millard Fillmore and John C. Fremont. Spectators cheer in the stands behind. Fillmore appears a... More
A dish of "black turtle" - Political cartoon, public domain image
The cartoonist mocks the opportunism evident in Winfield Scott's endorsement of both the abolitionist cause and the Missouri Compromise. Scott, in military uniform, is seated at a table with a plate of soup be... More
[4th Division, 9th Army Corps flag in green] / Magee, 316 Chestnut Str...
Picture shows a flag of the 4th Division, 9th Army Corps. "Copy right secured, 1864" printed left side. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: Envelope 17. "E17" is inscribed on front of envelope in pencil. "GE... More
Harmony in the wigwam! Democracy of the right brand-y
A comic scene ridiculing the Tammany Democrats of New York City. Tammany headquarters, known as the "Wigwam," here erupts in a drunken fracas over the Democratic platform for the presidential race of 1852. The ... More
The great Presidential race of 1856
An animated comic scene ridiculing the Democratic and American party candidates. In the foreground is a somewhat rickety wooden "Democratic Platform," into which presidential candidate James Buchanan has just r... More
Forcing Slavery Freesoilers Throats
An 1856 cartoon depicts a giant free soiler being held down by James Buchanan and Lewis Cass standing on the Democratic platform marked "Kansas", "Cuba" and "Central America". Franklin Pierce also holds down t... More
Death of Major Ringgold, of the Flying Artillery, at the Battle of Pal...
Print shows Major Samuel Ringgold falling off his horse, which has fallen to the ground, both having suffered wounds; two officers have come to Ringgold's aid. Also shows an artillery battery in the background,... More
Commodore Goldsborough / Magee.. American Civil War 1861-1865.
Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, in uniform.
Mrs. Caroline Slemmer wife of the gallant Lieutenant Slemmer, now in c...
Print shows three-quarter length portrait of Caroline Slemmer. Copyright by J. Magee.
View of the encampment of the Corn Exchange Regiment 118th. Penn. Vols...
Shows a line of civilians near a large flagpole watching the regiment drill in front of their tents at the camp near East Falls, Philadelphia. Civilians include men and women on horseback, women in a carriage... More
Southern chivalry - argument versus club's
Three days after his speech "The crimes against Kansas" in the Senate, Charles Sumner of Massachusetts was attacked by Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina and severely beaten with a heavy cane. Sumn... More
A little game of bagatelle, between Old Abe the rail splitter & Little...
The contest for the presidency in 1864 is depicted as a game of bagatelle (a game similar to pool) between Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and Democrat George B. McClellan. Lincoln (left) holds a cue "Bal... More
Death of Major Ringgold, of the Flying Artillery, at the Battle of Pal...
Print shows Major Samuel Ringgold falling off his horse, which has fallen to the ground, both having suffered wounds; two officers have come to Ringgold's aid. Also shows an artillery battery in the background,... More
[4th Division, 9th Army Corps flag in green] / Magee, 316 Chestnut Str...
Picture shows a flag of the 4th Division, 9th Army Corps. "Copy right secured, 1864" printed left side. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: Envelope 17. "E17" is inscribed on front of envelope in pencil. "GE... More
Adoniram Judson, D.D. Lith. print by Nagel & Mayer, N.Y. ; drawn on st...
Print shows Adoniram Judson, half-length portrait, seated, facing left, with hands resting on a "Holy Bible in Burmese", with the top of the title towards him. Includes a facsimile signature. 522 U.S. Copyright... More
The sad parting between two old friends
Senators Thomas Hart Benton and Henry S. Foote are paired here in a facetious farewell scene, as Benton departs the "Shop of the Senate." In reality Benton lost his Senate seat in a January 1851 election, large... More
A magnificent offer to a magnificent officer
A cartoon ridiculing Whig nominee Winfield Scott as the pawn of New York antislavery senator William Seward. A member of the "Whig Committee" kneels before Scott and offers him a crown and a bag of money marked... More
Great speech of Clay -- bran bread is riz!!!
Henry Clay's November 1847 address to a public meeting in Lexington, Kentucky, condemning the Polk administration's prosecution of the Mexican War and opposing the pondered annexation of all of Mexican territor... More
The modern Gilpins. Love's labor lost
A parody of Democratic politics in the months preceding the party's 1848 national convention. Specifically, the artist ridicules the rivalry within the party between Free Soil or anti-slavery interests, which u... More
The game-cock & the goose - Political cartoon, public domain image
A pro-Whig cartoon showing rival candidates Winfield Scott and Franklin Pierce in a race for the presidency in 1852 before an audience of animated spectators. Scott, in uniform and looking uncharacteristically... More
The gladiators of the Senate! The bulley's of the House
The artist parodies recent outbreaks of violence in Congress, and offers a pointed comparison between the elevated rhetorical sparring in the Senate and a more physical brand of combat in the House of Represent... More
The poor soldier & his ticket for soup
The presidential aspirations of Whig general Winfield Scott during the 1852 election are again belittled. Scott, in a tattered uniform and supporting himself on a crutch, extends his feathered cap toward the fi... More
Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas--in the hands of the "border ruffians...
A bitter indictment of the Democratic administration's responsibility for violence and bloodshed in Kansas in the wake of the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act. (See also "Forcing Slavery Down the Throat of a Freesoiler... More
The morning after the election--November 1856
The victorious James Buchanan sits under a trellis of grape vines, holding reports of election returns on his lap. He reflects, "What a happy morning for my country and myself. Here I find returns for myself & ... More
At the Battle of Palo Alto, the Americans greatly distinguished themse...
The artist exaggerates the humane treatment given by American soldiers to the Mexican wounded at the Battle of Palo Alto. The title continues, "the Americans greatly distinguished themselves, as well for their ... More
The Clay statue. A model of a man. Designed by the goddess of liberty
The artist lionizes Kentucky senator Henry Clay, author of the Compromise of 1850, and slams his political foes and critics of the compromise, particularly those in the Taylor administration. A text in the lowe... More
Death of Major Ringgold, of the Flying Artillery, at the Battle of Pal...
Print shows Major Samuel Ringgold falling off his horse, which has fallen to the ground, both having suffered wounds; two officers have come to Ringgold's aid. Also shows an artillery battery in the background,... More
Great speech of Clay -- bran bread is riz!!!
Henry Clay's November 1847 address to a public meeting in Lexington, Kentucky, condemning the Polk administration's prosecution of the Mexican War and opposing the pondered annexation of all of Mexican territor... More
Satan tempting Booth to the murder of the President
Lincoln's assassin, actor John Wilkes Booth, is goaded by a hideous Mephistophelian figure to shoot the unsuspecting President, who is visible in a theater box beyond. Booth stands erect, his left arm behind hi... More
Shall I vote for ten cents a day?
A campaign parody somewhat favorable to Republican candidate John C. Fremont, but suggesting a conspiracy between Fremont and Millard Fillmore to defeat Democrat James Buchanan. Buchanan's nickname "Ten Cent Ji... More
That blessed baby Napoleon III Emperor of the French
Cartoon commemorating the birth of French Prince Napoleon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Death of George Shifler. Born Jan 24 1825 murdered May 6, 1844 in Kens...
Print shows three men attending to George Shifler as he falls, mortally wounded, during riots in the Kensington district of Philadelphia, on May 6, 1844. He is holding an American flag.
Caricature, The champion of despotism, public domain cartoon image
A satire critical of New York "Courier and Enquirer" editor, James Watson Webb for his journalistic assaults on exiled Hungarian revolutionary leader Louis Kossuth. Weitenkampf dates the cartoon 1852, but it ma... More
Cartoon. No. 1, Gulltown in an uproar
J.L. Magee, publisher, 305 Walnut Str. Philad. Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1865, by J.L. Magee in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Title appears as... More
The champion of despotism - Political cartoon, public domain image
A satire critical of New York "Courier and Enquirer" editor, James Watson Webb for his journalistic assaults on exiled Hungarian revolutionary leader Louis Kossuth. Weitenkampf dates the cartoon 1852, but it m... More
Mr. C. Burke, American Comedian. In Comedy, Drama, Farce, and Burlesqu...
Various roles of the actor Charles Burke, including: Rip Van Winkle, Dickery, Captain Jenkins, Mr. Sudden, Kasrac, and Ebenezer Calf. From a lithograph by J. L. Magee
Adoniram Judson, D.D. painted by Harding ; drawn on stone by J.L. Mage...
Print shows Adoniram Judson, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, with hands resting on a "Holy Bible in Burmese". Includes a facsimile signature. 549 U.S. Copyright Office. Entered according to... More
Terrible Conflagration and Destruction of the Steamboat New Jersey 950...
Terrible Conflagration and Destruction of the Steamboat New Jersey. Magee was an artist, engraver, and lithographer who specialized in cartoons and event prints. Active in Philadelphia by 1855, he produced por... More
Satan Tempting Booth to the Murder of the President (2920681760)
Satan Tempting Booth to the Murder of the President (Philadelphia: J.L. Magee, 1865). Lithograph.
Civil War History cover
Cover of Civil War History