The emblem of the free / B. Day,del.

Title: The emblem of the free / B. Day, del.
Creator(s): Day, Benjamin Henry, 1838-1916, artist
Related Names:
Canty, Samuel, c1862, [published 1862 or 1864]. New York by Samuel Canty. 'The Emblem of the Free' and alternately 'The Traitor's Dream.' The 'emblem' in the strongly Unionist song is the American flag; the traitor is Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy. The illustration, based on the song, shows Davis asleep in a chair at right, about to be crowned by a winged demon, Lucifer, who stands behind him. At Davis's feet is a kneeling woman who presents him with an American flag. In the background the specter of George Washington looks on. Revolutionary War soldiers huddle next to a campfire, 'your vet'ran sires, Encamp'd at Valley Forge, Exposed to winter's storms.' The music sheet bears a dedication to Thomas H. Faron and William Atkinson, Esqrs. Although the print has an 1862 copyright imprint, a handwritten note on the Library's impression. October 11, 1864. The latter date seems credible for the illustration, whose portrayal of the hardships of colonial troops at Valley Forge would probably have struck a sympathetic chord in the war-weary North of 1864.
Notes:
Title from item.
'Entered ... 1862 by Samuel Canty ... Southern District of New York.'
Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1862-14.
Subjects:
Davis, Jefferson.
Liberty (personified).
Satan (pictured).
Washington, George.
Lithographs--1860-1870.
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