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
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 "216" and "217" and publisher typeset above image in black ink.
The Fourth of July, 1864, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Fourth of July, 1864, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published July 16, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.60
Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1864, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1864, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 3, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.66
President Lincoln Entering Richmond, April 4,1865, from "Harper's Weekly"
President Lincoln Entering Richmond, April 4,1865, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 24, 1866
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.76
Public Opinion: April 22, 1874, from "Harper's Weekly"
Public Opinion: April 22, 1874, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published May 23, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.240
Sanitary Commission: Our Heroines, from "Harper's Weekly"
Sanitary Commission: Our Heroines, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 9, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.57
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
The Emancipation of the Negroes, January, 1863:The Past and the Future, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Emancipation of the Negroes, January, 1863:The Past and the Future, from "Harper's Weekly"
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"
Thanksgiving-Day, November 26, 1863, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 5 , 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.47
On to Richmond, from "Harper's Weekly"
On to Richmond, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 18, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.59
The Contrast of Suffering: Andersonville and Fortress Monroe, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Contrast of Suffering: Andersonville and Fortress Monroe, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 30, 1866
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.77
A Group of Butternut Prisoners, Taken from Life, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Group of Butternut Prisoners, Taken from Life, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 25, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.33
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