The President of the United States and his Cabinet, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The President of the United States and his Cabinet, from "Harper's Weekly"
The President of the United States and his Cabinet, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished August 26, 1871
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (34.9 × 23.5 cm) Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (40 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.140
Not on view
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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 across top of composition in black ink. Page number "788," publisher, and publication date "August 26, 1871" typeset above image in black ink.
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