1885 Antq Richelieus Defiance Puck Magazine

1885 ,marked Puck on upper margin and lower reads Richelieus Defiance. Illustration shows President Cleveland as Cardinal Richelieu embracing a young woman labeled Civil Service as he is confronted by a group of courtiers labeled Manning, Barnum, C.S. Blackburn,Hendricks, also John Kelly and a man identified as Party Boss. Manning holds a paper that states Bad Appointments - Higgins, Pillsbury, Troup, and Chase (loc.gov) Framed in a finished red toned wood grain frame with off white mat board. Approx 20 x 27.5 inches window measures 12 x19 inches. Minor wearing to frame and crease to center of paper Antique magazine illustration, magazine illustration, silk screen illustration, antique ephemera, home decor, wall art, art, silk screen art, print making art, Puck illustration, political art, political illustration. Political ephemera, 12 Art wall Puck was the first successful humor magazine