Louis-Adolphe Gautier
Stump Speaking

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Stump Speaking
Date1856
Printed inNew York, New York, United States
MediumStipple engraving and etching, printed chine collé, on wove paper, proof before lettering
DimensionsPlate: 22 1/8 × 30 in. (56.1 × 76.2 cm)
Sheet: 27 1/2 × 35 1/2 in. (69.9 × 90.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Joe M. Green Memorial Fund and various donors; with additional funds provided by Miss Ima Hogg, Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Gould, Anne Rowland, David B. Smith, Rogers Clark Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Jameson, Phyllis and Charles Tucker, Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Caldwell, Fred M. Nevill, and Charlotte Sittig, all by exchange
Object numberB.2013.9
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Texas Alcove And Hall
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionBased on a painting of 1853–54, Stump Speaking presents a distinct moment in the American political process—a candidate’s direct appeal to the voters—at a time when the Whig and Democratic parties were at the center of American politics. Whigs tended to oppose Jacksonian Democratic policies and supported a governmental role in national financial policy; the party disintegrated after the middle of the century over disagreements concerning the spread of slavery into the territories.
Provenance[The Philadelphia Print Shop West, Denver, Colorado]; purchased by MFAH, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, left: PAINTED BY G. C. BINGHAM

Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, center: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856. by Geo. C. Bingham Esqre., in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the southern District of New York / NEW YORK - PUBLISHED BY FISHEL, ADLER & SCHWARTS 94 FULTON ST.

Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, right: ENGRAVED BY GAUTIER

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