Print comments on the issue of the annexation of Texas by the United States in the 1844 U.S. Presidential election. President Tyler is depicted uncomfortably astride a Democratic "Tex-ass" with Democratic candidate James Polk who has annoyed Tyler by his adoption of annexation as his own cause in the election. Whig candidate Henry Clay, astride a white horse, argues against annexation as proposed by Tyler and supported by Polk. Former President Andrew Jackson (Democratic Party), stands by a tree with a noose, inviting Polk to turn over Tyler so Jackson can "annex" him by the noose to the tree
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Printed area measures 43.5 x 32.0 cm.
Publisher:
H.R. Robinson, 142 Nassau Street, E.W.C. (signed on stone, E. Clay)
Subject (Geographic):
United States, United States., Texas, and Texas.
Subject (Name):
Polk, James K. 1795-1849 (James Knox),, Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, Tyler, John, 1790-1862, Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845, Equal Rights Party (N.Y.), Equal Rights Party (New York, N.Y.), Whig Party (U.S.), and Democratic Party (U.S.)
Subject (Topic):
Presidents, Election, Caricatures and cartoons, History, Animals, Symbolic aspects, Public buildings, and Annexation to the United States
Subject: Image of the French colony of Aigleville, Texas, now part of Alabama. Men, women and children are gathered outside, all seen wearing French clothing or military uniforms. At center, a man in uniform stands under a tree with a sign reading "Aigleville." He holds a young child in his arms. A woman kneels on the ground near him holding an infant, while a young girl holds a bunch of bananas and hands them to the man. Other men are seen moving wheelbarrows, carrying items on their backs and sawing logs. A large metal pot is seen at right over an open flame
Description:
Advertised as published by Basset in April, 1820 in Recueil des actes administratifs, Volume 20, Tours, 1820, p. 190. Erroneously dated 1830 by Library of Congress.
Publisher:
A Paris chez Basset rue St. Jacques no. 64. Déposé au bureau
Subject: View of the French settlement of Aigleville, Texas, now part of Alabama. At center a young woman sits on a log holding a baby, while at right center, a man steps over the log to embrace a young man. At left, a man is seen taking letters out of a trunk on the ground, and a young boy is seen holding letters in his hands. At right, a man stands with a shovel underneath a palm tree with a sign attached to it reading "Place [covered]rengo." In the background, men are seen sawing and chopping wood, and working by a stream
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +117: Imperfect: damp-stained. Hand-colored. and Advertised as published by Basset in April, 1820 in Recueil des actes administratifs, Volume 20, Tours, 1820, p. 190. Erroneously dated 1830 by Library of Congress.
Publisher:
A Paris chez Basset rue St. Jacques no. 64. Déposé au bureau
Portrays, imaginatively, an event in the Texas war of independence: the surrender of Mexican commander Santa Anna and his brother-in-law, General Martin Perfecto de Cos, to American leader Samuel Houston after the Battle of San Jacinto in late April 1836. Santa Anna (center) bows and offers his sword to Houston, saying, "I consent to remain your prisoner, most excellent sir!! Me no Alamo!!" Cos follows suit. Houston, clad in buckskins and holding a musket, says, "You are two bloody villains, and to treat you as you deserve, I ought to have you shot as an example! Remember the Alamo and Fannin!"
Alternative Title:
General Houston, Santa Anna and Cos
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +188: On sheet 36 x 52 cm. Hand colored. and Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published June, 1836 by the proprietor, H.R. Robinson, 48 Courtlandt Street, New York
Subject (Geographic):
Texas, United States, Mexico., and United States.
Subject (Name):
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863, Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794-1876, Cos, Martín Perfecto de, 1800-1854, Cos, Martín Perfecto de, 1800-1854., and Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.
Subject (Topic):
San Jacinto, Battle of, Tex., 1836, History, Campaign, Foreign relations, and Diplomatic relations
Print satirizes the United States politics; on left, a barrel labeled "White House gruel" guarded by an aproned man; a boy asks "Please, boss, I want some more."; a banner reading "annexation veto" hangs from his coat-tails; to right in background, a table full of others, speaking; one is labeled "Tex." Includes caricatures of John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson, and Henry Clay
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +152: Handwritten on recto below image: 1844.
Publisher:
printed & published by E. Jones
Subject (Geographic):
United States and Texas
Subject (Topic):
Presidents, Election, and Annexation to the United States
A pictorial lettersheet with a large central image at top and smaller images enclosed in vine medallions trailing down the left and right sides, with a large blank space for the message. The central image, bordered by figures of a Native American and a Mexican, shows the main plaza of San Antonio, Texas. On the left are smaller images of Mission San José, Mission Conception, Courthouse, and an untitled image of a man riding a hay-burdened mule. On the right are smaller images of the Alamo, Mission San Juan, an untitled image of a wooden structure (possibly a hacienda), and an untitled image of a horseman lassoing a steer. These vignettes are interspersed with ornamental images of an African-American (?) worker, a bear, a hunter with his dog, and a jaguar
Description:
Title from caption below central image., Edition statement supplied by cataloger. Print is known to exist in two versions. In this multicolored version, the primary images are printed in black, while the ornamental images and decorative vines are printed in green, all on a white sheet. In the monochrome version, all images and ornaments are printed in black on a white sheet., and Pentenrieder & Blersch first offered this distinctive type of pictorial lettersheet for sale in 1856. See the English-language version of Pentenrieder's biography available on the "Haus der bayerischen Geschichte" website, viewed 25 August 2020. http://www.hdbg.de/auswanderung/docs/pentenrieder_bio_e.pdf
Publisher:
Published by Pentenrieder & Blersch
Subject (Geographic):
San Antonio (Tex.), Texas, San Antonio, and Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subject (Name):
Mission Concepción (San Antonio, Tex.), Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo (San Antonio, Tex.), and Mission San Juan Capistrano (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Church buildings, and Missions
A pictorial lettersheet with a large central image at top and smaller images enclosed in vine medallions trailing down the left and right sides, with a large blank space for the message. The central image, bordered by figures of a Native American and a Mexican, shows the main plaza of San Antonio, Texas. On the left are smaller images of Mission San José, Mission Conception, Courthouse, and an untitled image of a man riding a hay-burdened mule. On the right are smaller images of the Alamo, Mission San Juan, an untitled image of a wooden structure (possibly a hacienda), and an untitled image of a horseman lassoing a steer. These vignettes are interspersed with ornamental images of an African-American (?) worker, a bear, a hunter with his dog, and a jaguar
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 445: With manuscript letter dated April 11, 1856., Title from caption below central image., Edition statement supplied by cataloger. Print is known to exist in two versions. In this monochrome version, all images and ornaments are printed in black on a white sheet. In the multicolored version, the primary images are printed in black, while the ornamental images and decorative vines are printed in green, all on a white sheet., Pentenrieder & Blersch first offered this distinctive type of pictorial lettersheet for sale in 1856. See the English-language version of Pentenrieder's biography available on the "Haus der bayerischen Geschichte" website, viewed 25 August 2020. http://www.hdbg.de/auswanderung/docs/pentenrieder_bio_e.pdf, and Date is no later than 1856, based on Beinecke Library copy that includes a manuscript letter dated April 11, 1856.
Publisher:
Published by Pentenrieder & Blersch
Subject (Geographic):
San Antonio (Tex.), Texas, San Antonio, and Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subject (Name):
Mission Concepción (San Antonio, Tex.), Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo (San Antonio, Tex.), and Mission San Juan Capistrano (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Church buildings, and Missions
