Title
Satire on Jackson and his Cabinet
Caption
The celeste-al cabinet' A mild satire on Jackson and his Cabinet, portraying in imaginative terms a White House reception of popular French dancer and actress Madame Celeste. Seated in chairs in a White House parlour are six cabinet members. In the center Jackson sits behind a table, as "Door Keeper" Jimmy O'Neal (standing) presents Madame Celeste. The cabinet members are (left to right): Secretary of the Navy Mahlon Dickerson, Attorney General Benjamin F. Butler, Secretary of War Lewis Cass, Postmaster General Amos Kendall, Treasury Secretary Levi Woodbury, and Vice-President Martin Van Buren.
Date
1836
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A15_282
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (3,5Mb) / 18,3in x 12,7in / 5488 x 3821 (300dpi)