1884 "The Self-Convicted Knight" from Harper's Weekly Framed Political Cartoon

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1884 "The Self-Convicted Knight" from Harper's Weekly Framed Political Cartoon.  “THE SELF-CONVICTED KNIGHT / Yesterday / He prayed on his knees for the return of his letters, for the sake of his wife and six children, and declared that if the committee should get hold of this communication it would sink him immediately and ruin him forever. / To Day / He says there is not a word in those letters which is not entirely consistent with the most scrupulous integrity and honor, and hopes that every Republican paper in the United States will publish the letters in full.” Artist: Thomas Nast. Dated October 18, 1884. 

Blaine confronting himself and on bended knee, imploring Blaine, standing.

 The cover is attractively framed and ready for hanging. Great conversation piece. Original. 

From the collection of Judge Charles B. Schudson.

Historical Notes

From a colllection of Presidential election cartoons – each from the dates, pictured candidates, and themes, it is clear that all are presidential closely connected to presidential campaigns.  Each, framed, measures 15” x 20”.  Each frame is pine, painted black.  Each matt is two-ply 100% rag “museum matt-board.” Almost all of  were found, in 1970-71, at the Argosy Gallery and Bookstore, East 59th St. in New York, that is famous for its scenes in the movie, “Annie Hall.”  To select these, the owner searched through thousands of prints in Argosy’s voluminous collections, taking about two hours each week while attending a class next door, “Public Relations and Community Affairs,” an NYU seminar offered through Ruder & Finn Public Relations” during his “Junior Year in New York program,” under the auspices of Dartmouth College and New York University.

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Size15.25" x 20.25"
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