A Scene in the Hall of Representatives, from the "London Illustrated News"

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A Scene in the Hall of Representatives, from the "London Illustrated News"
A Scene in the Hall of Representatives, from the "London Illustrated News"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished April 6, 1861
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 9 1/4 × 13 1/2 in. (23.5 × 34.3 cm) Sheet: 11 1/2 × 16 1/4 in. (29.2 × 41.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.11
Not on view
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Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at lower left composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "310," publisher, and publication date "April 6, 186" typeset along right perimeter of image in black ink.
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