PUBLISHER: Published in Samuel Robinson, Philadelphia.
MEDIUM: Chromolithograph,
DATE: 1851
EDITION SIZE: Image size 5 3/4 x 5 1/4" (140 x 125 mm).
DESCRIPTION: From Henry Stephen's "The Comic Natural History," in which Stephens caricatured prominent figures of the day, from entertainers to politicians. He also included "types" of people, ranging from the "Vampire," a sanctimonious religious moralist, to the "Wharf Rat." Lithography by (Louis) Rosenthal & (Peter) Kraemer. The Rosenthals, like other major lithographers in Philadelphia, experimented with chromolithography and won a prize for their work in this field at the 1851 exhibition at the Franklin Institute. <br><br>
ADDITIONAL INFO: Accompanied by related text.
CONDITION: Good condition.
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