The British Lion Disarmed, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The British Lion Disarmed, from "Harper's Weekly"
The British Lion Disarmed, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished August 1, 1868
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 9 13/16 × 13 11/16 in. (24.9 × 34.8 cm) Sheet: 15 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (39.7 × 27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.98
Not on view
DescriptionAmerican Reconstruction Era. Captioned "The United States and England are united by too many bonds to make war possible; but for myself I am anxious to have every point in dispute amicably settled, and the two countries may then become one in policy, as they already are, I firmly believe, in sentiment / and origin" from the "Prince of Wales's Remarks to Mr. Bierstadt, the artist" 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 right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "488," publisher, and publication date "August 1, 1868" typeset above image in black ink.
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