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copperplate engraver, Wood cutter, Caricaturist, b. 1773 - d. 1846

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  • James Aitken (SC 1837-1906)
    Oct. 25, 2024

    James Aitken (SC 1837-1906)

    Est: $200 - $400

    James Aitken (Scottish 1837-1906) Watercolor seascape with surf signed lower right 14 x 20" 21 x 28" As framed.

    Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers
  • Akin - The Pedlar and his Pack or the Desperate Effort, an Over Balance
    Aug. 31, 2019

    Akin - The Pedlar and his Pack or the Desperate Effort, an Over Balance

    Est: $400 - $600

    Whimsical Engraving from James Akin entitled The Pedlar and his Pack or the Desperate Effort, an Over Balance

    Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
  • James Akin, 'Awaiting the Tide', depicting fishing boats, approx 75 x 50 cm
    Aug. 25, 2016

    James Akin, 'Awaiting the Tide', depicting fishing boats, approx 75 x 50 cm

    Est: £20 - £30

    James Akin, 'Awaiting the Tide', depicting fishing boats, approx 75 x 50 cms, framed and glazed.

    British Bespoke Auctions
  • Akin, James (c. 1773-1846) The Pedlar and his Pack or the Desperate Effort, an Over Balance. Philadelphia, 1828. Broadside cartoon, etc
    Nov. 16, 2014

    Akin, James (c. 1773-1846) The Pedlar and his Pack or the Desperate Effort, an Over Balance. Philadelphia, 1828. Broadside cartoon, etc

    Est: $500 - $700

    Akin, James (c. 1773-1846) The Pedlar and his Pack or the Desperate Effort, an Over Balance. Philadelphia, 1828. Broadside cartoon, etched and hand-colored, matted, slight marginal edge discoloration, 11 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. This political cartoon documents a vicious mud-slinging campaign against Andrew Jackson that occurred in the press during the 1828 Presidential race. A Philadelphia publisher named John Binns distributed anti-Jackson propaganda called "coffin hand-bills" which seemingly only succeeded in damaging Binns's own reputation. In this cartoon, Binns is crushed under his own coffins, with Adams and Clay riding on his shoulders as well.

    Skinner
  • Attributed to James Akin (American
    Jul. 13, 2013

    Attributed to James Akin (American

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Attributed to James Akin (American, 1773-1846), "The Pedlar and his Pack or the Desperate Effort, an Over Balance", 1828, Philadelphia, hand-colored etching with aquatint, the cartoon showing Binns being crushed by the weight of the coffins, with Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams and other leading candidates, image (including text) 9 5/8 in. x 14 in., sheet 10 1/2 in. x 15 1/2 in., attractively framed. Note: This rare cartoon shows the paradoxical effect that negative attacks on Andrew Jackson were having in the famous campaign of 1828. An editor-publisher in Philadelphia named John Binns had published several harsh hand-outs called "coffin hand bills" that accused Jackson of arbitrary executions of American militia volunteers and Native American prisoners, as well as violent episodes from Jackson's personal history. The hand bills failed, though it isn't clear whether it was because they exaggerated Jackson's excesses or because an important portion of the population approved of the implied excesses. All this, though hardly altogether false, had the effect of increasing Jackson's popularity.

    Neal Auction Company
  • James Aitken (1846-1897): Sheep on the Scottish Moors
    Oct. 06, 2012

    James Aitken (1846-1897): Sheep on the Scottish Moors

    Est: $500 - $700

    James Aitken (1846-1897): Sheep on the Scottish Moors Oil on canvas, signed and dated on verso. 17 3/4 x 24 in. (sight), 20 3/4 x 27 in. (frame). Property from Keith & Chippy Irvine

    STAIR
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