The pending conflict Woods, Oliver Evans. Herline & Hensel. still image graphic government publication still image Lithographs-1860-1870. Political cartoons-1860-1870. xxu monographic 1864 eng
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1 print : lithograph with letterpress, on wove paper ; 34.1 x 31.3 cm. (image) A later, altered version of "The Pending Conflict" (no. 1863-10). Albeit more optimistic from the Northern point of view than its earlier couterpart, this version is equally critical of European abetment of the Confederate war effort and of the anti-Lincoln or pacifist movement in the North. The artist has made significant changes in composition and details. The positions of the central figures are reversed so that the secessionist figure is on the left, wearing a belt marked "Secession. The States shall be sovereign!" He still tramples on the American flag and wields a club marked "British pirate steamers, Br[itish] Cannon, &c." Strewn about his feet are three broken clubs inscribed "Bermuda," "Fingal," and "alias Atlanta." John Bull and Napoleon III of France watch from the background left. The former holds a bundle of clubs wrapped in a band labeled "Neutrality." The clubs are labeled "Steam Rams" and "Blockades" and "Runners." The muscular figure representing the Union is now clearly the more dominant. He wears a belt labeled "Union. The people shall be sovereign!" and raises a club threatening Secession. With his other hand, he grasps a snake by the throat. In the background right, on the ocean, are three ships, two of which are aflame. No known restrictions on publication. Designed by O.E. Woods. Entered . . . 1863 by Oliver Evans Woods . . . Pennsylvania. Herline & Hensel, Lith. 632 Chestnut St. Phila. This impression was deposited for copyright on January 21, 1864, along with another redrawn version with added text and the new title "The Pending Contest" (no. 1864-3). Title appears as it is written on the item. Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1864-2. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress) Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873 Confederate States of America. Navy 1860-1870 Flags United States 1860-1870 Confederate States of America Foreign relations Great Britain 1860-1870 PC/US - 1863.W896, no. 3 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a19907 Weitenkampf, p. 138 American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress) (DLC) 2005680400 2008661658 LC-USZ62-17728 DLC hdl:loc.pnp/cph.3a19907 aacr gihc DLC 940524 20250607030409.7 15595045 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)