Racist print, possibly a performance handbill, depicting a simian rider attired in a military uniform and a plumed hat. He holds an American flag as he stands on top of the horse's saddle, which gallops in a circus ring., Title supplied by cataloger., Print pasted on back of ledger page with manuscript notes., Possibly by engraver Samuel Anness who resided in Philadelphia in 1818., Purchase 1997., RVCDC, Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date
[ca. 1835]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC - Entertainment [P.9557.2b]
