In merry Old England it once was the rule
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Description
Ablbumen print of a caricature of Abraham Lincoln dressed as a court jester seated on a throne. Beneath the print is a poem by Alexander Pope.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1863
Measurement
9 X 11 7/8 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen process
Inscription
recto: In merry Old England it once was the rule / The people should have both a Kin and a Fool; / But here we're so frugal - deplorable thing - / Now we combine in one the Fool and the King. verso, handwritten: sketched by [?] Kerns, in 1863. (formerly connected / with United States Coast Survey.) Photographed by / Wiles. S E. Cor. 8th Chestnut Street, from / whom it was [?]. / Suppressed, on order of War Dept., by W.S. Pro. / [?] Guard, Capt. [?] Haldeman. [?] / Very Rare / J. M. [?] / Publisher "Sunday Mercury" / Philada 1863
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
Work Type
albumen print
Class
photos
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Related Source
See Collection Documentation Box 1, Folder 8000-8999.
ID
8182
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
