William Henry Harrison: Ninth President of the United States

Nathaniel Currier

Publisher, American, 1813 - 1888

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession

    1946.9.35

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Reilly 1984, no. 7233

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Conningham, Frederic A. Currier and Ives Prints: An Illustrated Check List. New York: Crown Publishers, 1970, p. 292, no. 6692.

1984

  • Reilly, Bernard F., Jr. Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonné: A Comprehensive Catalogue of the Lithographs of Nathaniel Currier, James Merrit Ives and Charles Currier, including Ephemera Associated with the Firm, 1834-1907, volume 2. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, 1984, p. 750, no. 7233.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 10.00
Text at bottom of stone:
Inaugurated March 4th 1841. / Died April 4th 1841. / William Henry Harrison / Ninth President of the United States / (his last words) / " I wish you to understand the true Principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more." / Lith. & Pub. by N. Currier 2 Sprice St. N.Y.

Wikidata ID

Q65081322

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