Stop Thief, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Stop Thief, from "Harper's Weekly"
Stop Thief, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished October 7, 1871
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 8 5/8 × 11 1/2 in. (21.9 × 29.2 cm) Sheet: 16 × 11 1/8 in. (40.6 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.146
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "They no sooner heard the cry, than, guessing how the matter stood, they issued forth with great promptitude; and, shouting 'Stop Thief!' too joined in the pursuit like good citizens" from "Oliver Twist" 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 "940," publisher, and publication date "October 7, 1871" typeset above image in black ink.
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