Abraham Lincoln and the Drummer boy, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Abraham Lincoln and the Drummer boy, from "Harper's Weekly"
Abraham Lincoln and the Drummer boy, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished April 27, 1867
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 1/2 in. × 9 in. (34.3 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 16 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (41.9 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.90
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 "264," publisher, and publication date "April 27, 1867" typeset above image in black ink.
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 19, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.49
President Lincoln Entering Richmond, April 4,1865, from "Harper's Weekly"
President Lincoln Entering Richmond, April 4,1865, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Date: published February 24, 1866
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.76
Washington, Lincoln, and Grant, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published February 27, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.272
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.10
The ‘Funny’ Little Boy in Trouble, from "Harper's Weekly"
The ‘Funny’ Little Boy in Trouble, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 28, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.262
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Thomas Nast
Date: published June 6, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.242
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Thomas Nast
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"
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
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 April 25, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.33
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