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caricatures

The patriotick barber of New York, 1775

Hand-colored mezzotint. This cartoon shows a New York barber refusing to finish shaving a customer after learning of his British identity. Attributed to Philip Dawe (British, 1745?–1809?).

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Adalbert John Volck's Confederate war etchings, 1863

This portfolio was produced in an edition of 200 copies for subscribers of Dr. Adalbert John Volck during the early part of the Civil War. It sardonically illustrates events that allegedly took place in the North and South from Philadelphia and Baltimore to Charleston and Vicksburg between 1861 and 1863. The original publication contained thirty prints, but one plate, "Meeting of the Southern Emissaries and Lincoln," has been lost. The twenty-nine caricatures presented here were etched during the Civil War. They show sympathy for the Confederate cause, and distaste for warfare in general.

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Civil War envelopes, 1861-1865

The New-York Historical Society's Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections owns approximately 3,000 unused envelopes dating from the Civil War years. Of these, 490 were digitized for this project. Most were produced by New York printers between 1861 and 1865:. While some are quite crude, others are beautifully designed and executed, many in color, some gilt. Some envelopes show portraits or caricatures of politicians. A significant New York printer, Charles Magnus, is represented by thirty-six envelopes, many showing Civil War camp scenes derived from photographs.

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