Jackson and the Major (Major Downing) are standing in the open, and about and above them are rings of glory - a goodhumored jibe at van Buren's attempt to make the Jacksonian policies as glorious.
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From a big picter painted for the nation by Zek Downing, historical painter to Uncle Jack & Jineral Jackson
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Caption on item: "As seen through Martin van Buren's newly invented patent magic high pressure cabinet spectacles."
Summary from: Murrell, William. A history of American Graphic Humor, v.1, p. 127.
