Major Jack Downing

Joseph T. Harris

Image

Title: Major Jack Downing
Description: Portrait of the fictional Major Jack Downing, with a picture of Andrew Jackson on the wall, from the book advertised in The Unionist
Creator: Joseph T. Harris
Type: image
Language: English
Rights: Public Domain
Source: https://lccn.loc.gov/2003689250
Original Item: sjsu-library.github.io
Identifier: unionist--image-0035
IIIF Manifest: https://sjsu-library.github.io/unionist/img/derivatives/iiif/unionist--image-0035/manifest.json
Category: Image
Related Transcription: unionist--text-0293
Location of Related Text in Issue: 1834-03-13 p.04.57
Caption: A portrait of a popular fictional political commentator of the 1830s, created by Seba Smith who wrote humorous essays and letters under his name. Smith's book "The Life and Writings of Major Jack Downing of Downingville" was first published in 1833 in Boston. The print shows Downing seated writing at a table, with a copy of the "Daily Courier" by his arm. A portrait of Andrew Jackson hangs on the wall behind him.