The decapitation of a great block head by the mysterious agency of the claret coloured coat.

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Title: The decapitation of a great block head by the mysterious agency of the claret coloured coat.
Date: 1834.
Notes: Two ships, the "Independence" and "Constitution," are moored at a dock. A sentry on the deck of the former says "All's well." In the foreground another sentry sleeps leaning on a post. Two small demons have just removed the head of Jackson from the figure-head, and it is borne off by an empty coat.
Names and Subjects: Jackson, Andrew,--1767-1845--Caricatures and cartoons.; Constitution (Ship); Ship figureheads--1830-1840.; Demons--1830-1840.; Caricatures and cartoons--United States.; Prints shelf.; United States--Politics and government--1829-1837.; United States--Massachusetts--Boston.
Genre: Satires (Visual works) 1830-1840.; Lithographs 1830-1840.
ID: 9126
Barcode: B5383950
Physical Description: 1 print : lithograph ; 34.9 x 53.7 cm
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2022-03-04 15:04:05

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Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Image Size: 13680 x 8564
File Size: 10 MB
Record: 9126
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Full citation: "The decapitation of a great block head by the mysterious agency of the claret coloured coat.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-9126/wcl009201. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. July 19, 2025.