The Power behind the Throne, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Power behind the Throne, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Power behind the Throne, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished October 29, 1870
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 3/4 × 9 1/16 in. (34.9 × 23 cm) Sheet: 15 5/8 × 11 in. (39.7 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.122
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "He cannot call his soul his own" 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. Publication date "October 29, 1870," publisher, and page number "697" typeset above image at top of the sheet.
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