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1 print on wove paper : lithograph ; image 41 x 29 cm. Political cartoon showing man in military uniform, with epaulets and plumed hat, holding sword and seated on pile of skulls. A scathing attack on Whig principles, as embodied in their selection of a presidential candidate for 1848. Here the "available candidate" is either Gen. Zachary Taylor or Winfield Scott, both of whom were contenders for the nomination before the June convention. The figure sits atop a pyramid of skulls, holding a blood-stained sword. The skulls and sword allude to the bloody but successful Mexican War campaigns waged by both Taylor and Scott, which earned them considerable popularity (a combination of attractiveness and credibility termed "availability") among Whigs. The figure here has traditionally been identified as Taylor, but the flamboyant, plumed military hat and uniform are more in keeping with contemporary representations of Scott. The print may have appeared during the ground swell of popular support which arose for Scott as a rival to Zachary Taylor in the few months preceding the party's convention in Philadelphia on June 7, 1848. On June 9 Zachary Taylor captured the Whig nomination. No known restrictions on publication. Title from item. Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1848-19. Conserved; 002129.3 1975 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda DLC Whig Party (U.S.) 1850-1910 Presidential elections United States 1850-1910 Skulls 1850-1910 Military personnel Americans 1850-1910 Mexico, U.S. war with. Scott, Winfield, as presidential candidate. Taylor, Zachary, as presidential candidate. PGA - Currier & Ives--Available candidate 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/pga.04723 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3f03760 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a08538 no. 0354 p. 93 p. 190 no. 40 90708859 LC-DIG-pga-04723 DLC LC-USZC2-3760 DLC LC-USZ62-5220 DLC hdl:loc.pnp/pga.04723 hdl:loc.pnp/cph.3f03760 hdl:loc.pnp/cph.3a08538 aacr gihc DLC 900515 20250707172929.7 11534119 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)