The First of April, 1864, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The First of April, 1864, from "Harper's Weekly"
The First of April, 1864, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished April 2, 1864
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 3/8 × 20 1/4 in. (34 × 51.4 cm) Sheet: 16 1/2 × 23 in. (41.9 × 58.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.55
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 right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page numbers "216" and "217" and publisher typeset above image in black ink.
The Fourth of July, 1864, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published July 16, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.60
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.76
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.240
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.33
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.162
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Thomas Nast
Date: published June 1, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.187
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Thomas Nast
Date: published June 22, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.190
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Thomas Nast
Date: published July 25, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.249
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Thomas Nast
Date: published August 12, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.335
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.336
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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