The Cincinnati Convention, in a Pickwickian Sense, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Cincinnati Convention, in a Pickwickian Sense, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Cincinnati Convention, in a Pickwickian Sense, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished April 13, 1872
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 8 3/4 × 13 5/8 in. (22.2 × 34.6 cm) Sheet: 6 1/2 × 11 3/8 in. (16.5 × 28.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.174
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "Horace Pickwick: 'Men and Brethren! A new leaf must be turned over, or there are breakers ahead. The Cincinnati Convention may prove a fiasco, or it may name the next President" 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 left composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "284," publisher, and publication date "April 13, 1872" typeset along right perimerter of the image at the top of the sheet in black ink.

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