King Death’s Distribution of Prizes, from "Harper's Weekly"

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King Death’s Distribution of Prizes, from "Harper's Weekly"
King Death’s Distribution of Prizes, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished May 28, 1870
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 × 9 in. (33 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 in. × 10 15/16 in. (38.1 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.117
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "Bacchus takes the first premium" in block 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 in block along bottom of composition in black ink. Page number "344," publisher, and publication date "May 28, 1871" typeset above image in black ink.
Our Common Schools as They Are and as They May Be, from "Harper's Weekly"
Our Common Schools as They Are and as They May Be, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 26, 1870
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.114
Food For the Tricky Statesman, and Death to Our Honorable Army, from "Harper's Weekly"
Food For the Tricky Statesman, and Death to Our Honorable Army, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 12, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.311
The Hobby in the Kinder-Garten, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Hobby in the Kinder-Garten, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 24, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.257
Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty, from "Harper's Weekly"
Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 10, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.279
Colored Rule in a Reconstructed (?) State, from "Harper's Weekly"
Colored Rule in a Reconstructed (?) State, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published March 14, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.234
Going Through the Form of Universal Suffrage, from "Harper's Weekly"
Going Through the Form of Universal Suffrage, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 11, 1871
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.155
Tied To His Mother’s Apron Strings, from "Harper's Weekly"
Tied To His Mother’s Apron Strings, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 12, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.207
The Republic in Danger, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Republic in Danger, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published May 1, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.281
Ay, There's the Rub, from "Harper's Weekly"
Ay, There's the Rub, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 11, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.303
The Reign of the Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Reign of the Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 8, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.319
The Day We Celebrate, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Day We Celebrate, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 6, 1867
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.88
Freedom, Jubilee, and Pardon, from "Harper's Weekly"
Freedom, Jubilee, and Pardon, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published August 29, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.251