This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects.
The description on its file description page there is shown below.
DescriptionCock ca1804 attrib to JamesAkin AmericanAntiquarianSociety.png
Engraving: "'A philosophic cock' attributed to James Akin, Newburyport, Massachusetts, ca.1804." Depicts a caricature of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings
Date
circa 1804
date QS:P,+1804-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source
James C. Kelly and B. S. Lovell. Thomas Jefferson: His Friends and Foes. Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 101, No. 1, "In the Modest Garb of Pure Republicanism": Thomas Jefferson as Reformer and Architect (Jan., 1993), pp. 133- 157 / American Antiquarian Society
Author
attributed to James Akin
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1929, and if not then due to lack of notice or renewal. See this page for further explanation.
This image might not be in the public domain outside of the United States; this especially applies in the countries and areas that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works, such as Canada, Mainland China (not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. See Wikipedia:Public domain and Wikipedia:Copyrights for more details.
Captions
Caricature lampooning the supposedly ethereal (phiolospohi) Jefferson and his relationship with his young slave quadroon-Sally Hemmings
{{Information |Description=Engraving: "'A philosophic cock' attributed to James Akin, Newburyport, Massachusetts, ca.1804." Depicts a caricature of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemins |Source=James C. Kelly and B. S. Lovell. Thomas Jefferson: His Friends...