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Henry R. Robinson (d. 1850, birth date unknown) was a lithographer, printmaker and caricaturist in New York City in the 19th century who mainly published prints in his NYC print shop (Robinson's Caricatures and Prints, 52 Courtlandt Street). He worked at that location until 1842. A member of the Whig party, he worked often with Edward Williams Clay (cartoonist) to publish many cartoons between 1830 and 1840 (they created 45 prints together between 1836 and 1838 alone. Robinson mainly focused on political cartoons, though he did publish cartoons which documented events, locations, and famous people such as his print of the New York Federal Hall or that of Thomas Jefferson . In 1836, Robinson and Clay set up an informal support system for other cartoonists, supporting the growing number of New York cartoonists. Robinson produced his first prints between 1831-1835, but he and Clay were most productive from 1836-1840.  Robinson was responsible for printing 19 of the 37 cartoons printed in the United States in 1937. In 1838, Robinson printed 27.

Many of Robinson's prints are housed in the US Library of Congress or with the American Antiquarian Society.

More resources:
 * "Henry R Robinson: Printmaker to the Whig Party" Peter C. Welsh, New York History 53.1 (January 1972): 25-53