King Bird (Robert P. King and Alexander Baird), from The Comic Natural History of the Human Race
Medium
Color lithograph with watercolor and gum
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 5/8 in. × 7 in. (27 × 17.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1964
Accession Number
64.629.47(12)
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Art Historical Context
"King Bird (Robert P King and Alexander Baird), *The Comic Natural History of the Human*" is a vibrant 1851 color lithograph watercolor and gum, measuring 10 5/8 × 7 inches. Created by artists Samuel Robinson, Henry Louis, and Rosenthal, this print belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints collection, gifted by Lincoln Kirstein in 1964. Part of a humorous series that playfully categorizes humans as animals, it satirizes Robert P. King and Alexander—likely prominent figures of the era—depicted as regal, bird-like characters, poking fun at pretensions of power or social status....
About the Artist
Samuel Robinson|Henry Louis Stephens|Rosenthal (American|American|American) · 1800 |1824 |1840 –1900 |1882 |1900
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1824–1882 Bayonne, New Jersey|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania