The American Bodyguard

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Four men in evening dress stand holding hands to restrain a crowd of guests in similar attire

The American bodyguard.
The Inauguration Ball at Washington.

Artist

Name:: Gibson, Charles Dana
Dates:: 1867-1944
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Seymour B. Durst Old York Library, Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Sketches and cartoons
Author:: Gibson, Charles Dana
Publisher:: New York: R. H. Russell, 1900
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Four men in formal dress stand in a row, holding hands to symbolically restrain a quiet crowd in similar attire, who await an event approaching from the right side of the image.

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{{cite web | title=The American Bodyguard | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/american-bodyguard/ | author=Gibson, Charles Dana | year=1900 | access-date=December 5, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}