File:Great presidential puzzle2.jpg

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English: "The Great Presidential Puzzle": "Illustration shows Senator Roscoe Conkling, leader of the Stalwarts group of the Republican Party, playing a puzzle game. All blocks in the puzzle are the heads of the potential Republican presidential candidates, among them Grant, Sherman, Tilden, and Blaine. Conkling rests his head on one hand and the other on Blaine's "head" as though ready to move it to the empty space in the box." Chromolithograph. Parodies the famous 14-15 puzzle (the Rubik's cube of the 1880s).

فارسی: پازل بزرگترین روئسای جمهور: نقاشی سناتور رسکو کونکینگ رهبر گروه مدافعان از حزب جمهوری خواه را در حین بازی پازل نشان می‌دهد. همه خانه‌ها در ‍‍پازل با سر یک نامزد رپیس جمهوری حزب جمهوری خواه پر شده‌است، در میان آنها گرنت، شرمن، تیلدن و بلین به چشم می‌خورند. کونکینگ از یک سو می‌خواهد سر خود را قرار دهد و از سوی دیگر آماده‌است تا سر بلین را بر روی مکان خالی جعبه ببرد. تصویر رنگی بر روی چاپ سنگی. fa:نقیضه‌ای معروف از پازل پانزده‌تایی (fa:مکعب روبیک دهه ۱۸۸۰)

Français : "The Great Presidential Puzzle" : Illustration montrant le sénateur Roscoe Conkling, à la tête des Stalwarts du parti républicain, jouant avec un puzzle. Tous les blocs de ce puzzle sont les têtes des candidats républicains aux présidentielles potentiels, parmi eux Grant, Sherman, Tilden et Blaine. Chromolithographie.

Italiano: Una parodia del gioco del quindici in un'illustrazione (“The Great Presidential Puzzle”, cromolitografia, 1880) di James Albert Wales. L'illustrazione raffigura il senatore repubblicano Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888), leader della corrente degli Stalwart, intento a giocare al rompicapo con le teste dei candidati alla presidenza degli Stati Uniti d'America. Si riconoscono, in particolare, le teste di Grant, Sherman, Tilden e Blaine.

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1880

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Mayer, Merkel, & Ottmann: lithographers
James Albert Wales: artist

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Dansk: "Det store præsidentspil" - en satire, hvor senator Roscoe Conkling, der var leder af Stalwart-gruppen hos Republikanerne, forsøger at løse puslespillet med at finde partiets kandidat til præsidentvalget i 1880 ved hjælp af et 15-spil. Spillets blokke indeholder hovederne af kandidaterne, heriblandt Grant, Sherman, Tilden og Blaine.

Deutsch: „Das große Präsidentenpuzzle“ („The Great Presidential Puzzle“): Die Darstellung ist eine Parodie auf das 15-Puzzle und zeigt den Senator Roscoe Conkling, Anführer der Stalwarts in der Republikanischen Partei, beim Puzzlespiel. Alle Blöcke sind mit den Köpfen der potenziellen Präsidentschaftskandidaten der Republikaner versehen, unter anderem mit dem von Grant, Sherman, Tilden und Blaine.

English: "The Great Presidential Puzzle": "Illustration shows Senator Roscoe Conkling, leader of the Stalwarts group of the Republican Party, playing a puzzle game. All blocks in the puzzle are the heads of the potential Republican presidential candidates, among them Grant, Sherman, Tilden, and Blaine. Parodies the famous 14-15 puzzle.

Español: Una parodia del Juego del 15 en una ilustración (The Great Presidential Puzzle, cromolitografia, 1880) de James Albert Wales. La ilustración representa al senador republicano Roscoe Conkling (1829–1888), líder de la corriente de los Stalwart, intentando jugar al rompecabezas con las cabezas de los candidatos a la presidencia de Estados Unidos.

Italiano: Una parodia del gioco del quindici in un'illustrazione (“The Great Presidential Puzzle”, cromolitografia, 1880) di James Albert Wales. L'illustrazione raffigura il senatore repubblicano Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888), leader della corrente degli Stalwart, intento a giocare al rompicapo con le teste dei candidati alla presidenza degli Stati Uniti d'America.

Nederlands: De Grote Presidentiële Puzzel (chromolithografie, James Albert Wales, 1880). Een illustratie met de beeltenis van de Amerikaanse senator Roscoe Conkling, de leider van de factie van de 'Stalwarts' ("koersvasten") binnen de Republikeinse Partij, die met een schuifpuzzel speelt. Elk puzzelstukje vertegenwoordigt een van de hoofden van de mogelijke republikeinse presidentskandidaten, waaronder Grant, Sherman, Tilden (een Democraat) en Blaine (van de tegenfactie van de meer gematigde 'Halfbreeds'; "halfbloeden").

Português: The Great Presidential Puzzle, ilustração de 1880 satirizando políticos norte-americanos.

Македонски: „Големата претседателска загатка“: републиканскиот сенатор Роско Конклинг игра сложувалка со главите на потенцијалните претседателски кандидати.

한국어: "대선 퍼즐" : 이 삽화는 미국 공화당의 충실한 그룹의 지도자였던 로스코 콘클링이 퍼즐 게임을 하고 있는 모습을 표현합니다. 퍼즐의 모든 블럭들에는 공화당에서 대통령 후보가 될 가능성이 있는 사람들의 머리가 들어 있습니다. 블럭들에는 그랜트와, 셔먼, 틸던과 블레인 등을 연상케하는 머리조각이 있습니다. 콘클링은 한손에 자신의 머리를 기대고 다른 한손으로는 블레인의 "머리"를 박스의 다른 빈 칸으로 옮겨 놓을려 하고 있습니다. 상자 앞면에는 "우두머리" 퍼즐이라고 쓰여있습니다. 이 그림은 크로모리소그래피(chromolithograph, 다색석판인쇄)의 방식으로 제작되었습니다. 머리 모양의 패러디들은 14~15개의 퍼즐 조각들으로 되어 있습니다 (1880년대의 루빅의 큐브, 15 퍼즐).

日本語：『大統領のパズル』。1880年の大統領選挙に際しての風刺画で、アメリカ共和党ストルワート派の指導者ロスコー・コンクリング上院議員がグラント、シャーマン、ティルデン、ブレインら同党の大統領候補者たちを駒にした「15パズル」を前に頭を抱えている。

中文：《总统推盘游戏》：彩色平版印刷的插图显示共和党参议员罗斯科·康克林在玩推盘游戏。盘中的方块包括格兰特，舍曼，蒂尔登和布莱恩等共和党总统候选人。推盘游戏模仿了著名的十五数字推盘游戏。

中文（繁體）：《總統推盤遊戲》：彩色平版印刷的插圖顯示共和黨參議員羅斯科·康克林在玩推盤遊戲。盤中的方塊包括格蘭特、舍曼、蒂爾登和布萊恩等共和黨總統候選人。推盤遊戲模仿了著名的十五數字推盤遊戲。

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