Chicago Nominee: "I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest...Where be your gibes now?–Hamlet, Act IV [sic], Scene 1" 1864

This 1864 political cartoon by Justin H. Howard, titled *Chicago Nominee: "I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest...Where be your gibes now?–Hamlet, Act IV [sic], Scene 1,"* uses humor and satire to depict the 1864 presidential election. The caricature depicts the Republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln, as Hamlet, holding the severed head of the Democratic candidate, General George McClellan, with a skull at his feet. This piece is a powerful example of the use of visual art to convey political commentary during a tumultuous period in American history.