Animal Magnetism
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Animal Magnetism

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Date made: 1839
Maker: Childs, John; Clay, Edward Williams
Place: New York, New York
Image size: Image: 10 3/4 x 15 5/8 in.; 27.305 x 39.6875 cm
ID number: DL*60.3382
Negative number: 2003-19885


Description:

Black and white print, interior scene. Andrew Jackson is seated across from Marin Van Buren, who is seated on an ottoman sofa with his eyes closed. Jackson is supposedly hypnotizing Van Buren and asks if he's asleep and what he "sees." Van Buren has a lengthy reply while New York Whig boss Thurlow Weed, Amos Kendal, and Francis Preston Blair stand off to the side. Dialog and additional phrases appear on the print.