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 BENECKE, D.
Sleighing in New York
New York: Emil Seitz, 1855. Lithograph printed in colors, after D. Benecke. Printed by Nagel & Lewis. A proof impression, before title. Image size (including text): 21 5/8 x 30˝ inches.
A merry panorama of chaos in lower Manhattan, 1855
Looking east across Broadway at Barnum's Museum just up from St. Paul's Church. There is as ever a huge traffic jam, this one involving one-horse, two-horse and six-horse sleighs, in a variety of styles and livery decorations. A large sleigh with six white horses is a public omnibus. On the front is a portrait of "Ol' Rough and Ready", the recently deceased President, Zachary Taylor. The policeman in the background wears a distinctive "cap and star" uniform. The whole scene vibrates with excitement, confusion, merriment and stress.
"This imaginative and colorful print, showing Barnum's Museum, is…justly celebrated." (Peters)
NY Public Library, The Eno Collection of New York City Views, number 335; Stokes, Iconography of Manhattan Island, page 898; Peters, America on Stone, page 93, illustrated plate 12.
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