The Knight of the Rueful Countenance, engraving by Adalbert J. Volck, c. 1863
    In the United States, Adalbert J. Volck, a wealthy Baltimore dentist and Confederate sympathizer, published a series of political cartoons under the name "V. Blada" that were sharply critical of Lincoln.  
The Knight of the Rueful Countenance
engraving by Adalbert J. Volck, c. 1863


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