Skirmishers in General McClellan’s Advance on Yorktown, from the "New-York Illustrated News"

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Skirmishers in General McClellan’s Advance on Yorktown, from the "New-York Illustrated News"
Skirmishers in General McClellan’s Advance on Yorktown, from the "New-York Illustrated News"
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Datepublished May 3, 1862
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 6 3/4 in. × 9 in. (17.1 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 8 1/2 × 12 1/4 in. (21.6 × 31.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.15
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "sketched by Thos. Nast." typeset in line with title in black ink.
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Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink.
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at H…
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.8
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.9
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.12
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.4
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.6
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.10
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.11
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.38
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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