The Contrast of Suffering: Andersonville and Fortress Monroe, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Contrast of Suffering: Andersonville and Fortress Monroe, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Contrast of Suffering: Andersonville and Fortress Monroe, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished June 30, 1866
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 3/4 × 9 1/16 in. (34.9 × 23 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 × 11 in. (40.2 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.77
Not on view
DescriptionAmerican Civil War; American Reconstruction Era
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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 middle right composition.
Inscribed Title in block across center of composition in black ink. Publication date "June 30, 1866," publisher, and page number "409" typeset above image at top of the sheet.
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