Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

Going Down Going Up

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  • 1840
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  • original art
Description
  • Lithograph published by J. Childs at 90 Nassau St. New York. Depicts the loss of Martin Van Buren in the election of 1840 to William Henry Harrison. Van Buren, his Vice President Richard Johnson, and supporters Francis Blair and John Calhoun are in a carriage barreling towards Kinderhook (Van Buren's home) driven by newspaper publisher Amos Kendall. Various Democratic party polticians urge Kendall to stop the coach, as well as chasing a ball rolling down the hill emblazoned with "Facilis descensus Averni" (adapted from Virgil's "Facilis descensus Averno," or "the descent to hell is easy"). A procession of Whigs with various flags chronicoling William Henry Harrison's achievements march towards the whitehouse and a gleaming star, under them are the words "Sic itur ad astra" (again from Virgil, "thus one goes to the stars").
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  • Finding Number: CGA.AC.AP6.074
  • Digital ID: d_14546
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  • SPEC.CGA.PUR
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  • 39.8 x 53.7 cm
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  • lithograph
  • paper
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  • This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
Credit line: The Ohio State University, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

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