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
DescriptionAmerican Reconstruction Era. Captioned "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
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
Two Great Questions, from "Harper's Weekly"
Two Great Questions, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published August 19, 1871
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.138
What that 'Ere 'Honorable Body' Will Come To, from "Harper's Weekly"
What that 'Ere 'Honorable Body' Will Come To, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 9, 1867
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.85
The Change in Andrew Johnson, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Change in Andrew Johnson, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 11, 1865
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.73
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
Wilkes Booth the Second, from "Harper's Weekly"
Wilkes Booth the Second, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 7, 1868
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.105
The Youngest Introducing the Oldest, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Youngest Introducing the Oldest, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published July 18, 1868
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.97
The British Lion Disarmed, from "Harper's Weekly"
The British Lion Disarmed, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published August 1, 1868
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.98
The Power behind the Throne, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Power behind the Throne, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 29, 1870
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.122
The Chinese Question, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Chinese Question, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 18, 1871
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.127
Put Yourself in His Place, from "Harper's Weekly"
Put Yourself in His Place, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published March 4, 1871
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.129