Taft and his cabinet–after Rembrandt’s “Anatomy Lesson”
Subject(s): Ballinger, Richard Achilles, 1858-1922, Cabinet officers, Dickinson, J. M. (Jacob McGavock), 1851-1928, Government policy, Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, MacVeagh, Franklin, 1837-1934, Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918, Nagel, Charles, 1849-1940, Presidents--Staff--Selection and appointment, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), Wickersham, George W. (George Woodward), 1858-1936, Wilson, James, 1835-1920
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Uncle Sam is pictured as a cadaver labeled “The Body Politic” that President William H. Taft, as Dr. Tulp, is using to instruct his cabinet members in the anatomy of the “body politic” based on “His Policies.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1909-03-24
Creator(s)
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Taft and his cabinet–after Rembrandt’s “Anatomy Lesson”. [March 24, 1909]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291127. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Taft and his cabinet–after Rembrandt’s “Anatomy Lesson”. [24 Mar. 1909]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291127.
APA:
Unknown., [1909, March 24]. Taft and his cabinet–after Rembrandt’s “Anatomy Lesson”.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291127.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
