The Life of a Spy: in Nine Tableaux, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Life of a Spy: in Nine Tableaux, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Life of a Spy: in Nine Tableaux, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished October 24, 1863
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 9 × 13 13/16 in. (22.9 × 35.1 cm) Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 5/8 in. (40 × 27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.44
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 number "676," publisher, and publication date "October 24, 1863" typeset along right perimeter of image at top of the sheet in black ink.
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.33
Sanitary Commission: Our Heroines, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Date: published April 9, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.57
The Emancipation of the Negroes, January, 1863:The Past and the Future, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published January 24, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.28
Thanksgiving-Day, November 26, 1863, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 5 , 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.47
Christmas Eve, 1862, from "Harper's Weekly"
Christmas Eve, 1862, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published January 3, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.26
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Thomas Nast
Date: published June 18, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.59
Gallant Color Bearer, from "Harper's Weekly"
Gallant Color Bearer, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published September 20, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.17
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A Rebel Guerrilla Raid in a Western Town, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published September 27, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.19
General McClellan Entering the Town of Frederick, Maryland: the Popular Welcome, from "Harper's Weekly"
General McClellan Entering the Town of Frederick, Maryland: the Popular Welcome, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 4, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.20
After the Battle: Rebels in Possession of the Field, from "Harper's Weekly"
After the Battle: Rebels in Possession of the Field, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 25, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.21
The Army of the Potomac: "Little Mac" Making His Rounds, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Army of the Potomac: "Little Mac" Making His Rounds, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 15, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.22
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The War for the Union: Surprise of Rebel Guerrillas by a Squadron of United States Cavalry, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 15, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.23