A Rebel Guerrilla Raid in a Western Town, from "Harper's Weekly"

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A Rebel Guerrilla Raid in a Western Town, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Rebel Guerrilla Raid in a Western Town, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished September 27, 1862
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 1/2 in. × 20 in. (34.3 × 50.8 cm) Sheet: 15 7/8 × 22 7/16 in. (40.3 × 57 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.19
Not on view
DescriptionAmerican Civil War
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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 right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page numbers "616" and "617" and publisher typeset above image in black ink.
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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