(PRESIDENTS 1852) Sadd Henry S engraver; after Tompkins H M

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(PRESIDENTS--1852.) Sadd, Henry S., engraver; after Tompkins H. Matteson. Union. Engraving, 22 x 29 inches; moderate foxing, dampstaining on top edge. New York: R. Van Dieu, 1852

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A tribute to the Compromise of 1850 and the three great senators of the era: Henry Clay, John Calhoun, and Daniel Webster, who appear in the center foreground. President Millard Fillmore sits off to the right, helpfully propping up a shield. James Buchanan, Sam Houston, and Stephen Douglas appear in the background, among many others. Reilly 1852-7.