The Youngest Introducing the Oldest, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Youngest Introducing the Oldest, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Youngest Introducing the Oldest, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished July 18, 1868
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 9 1/8 × 13 13/16 in. (23.2 × 35.1 cm) Sheet: 15 3/8 × 11 in. (39.1 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.97
Not on view
DescriptionAmerican Reconstruction Era. Captioned "America. 'Brothers and sisters, I am happy to present to you the Oldest Member of the family, who desires our better acquaintance'" typeset beneath title in black ink.
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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 left composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "460," publisher, and publication date "July 18, 1868" typeset above image in black ink.

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