Who created "The War Candidate on a Peace Platform"?

The War Candidate on a Peace Platform was created by Anonymous, American, 19th century|The American News Co. in 1864.

What medium is "The War Candidate on a Peace Platform"?

The War Candidate on a Peace Platform is Lithograph.

Is "The War Candidate on a Peace Platform" in the public domain?

Yes, The War Candidate on a Peace Platform is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The War Candidate on a Peace Platform

Anonymous, American, 19th century|The American News Co.

1864

Medium

Lithograph

Dimensions

sheet: 8 1/16 x 9 1/4 in. (20.5 x 23.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924

Accession Number

24.63.210

Tags

SatireMenDonkeysPolitics

Art Historical Context

Created in 1864 amid the heated U.S. presidential election the ongoing Civil War, *The War Candidate on a Peace Platform is a biting political lithograph by an anonymous American, published by The American News Co This satirical print likely mocks Democratic nominee George B. McClellan, a former Union general ("war candidate") who campaigned on a platform favoring peace negotiations with the Confederacy. The imagery features men and donkeys—the latter a longstanding symbol of the Democratic Party—highlighting the perceived hypocrisy of a military figure advocating truce, contrasting sharply wi...

The War Candidate on a Peace Platform

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