The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished September 14, 1872
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 8 3/8 × 13 5/8 in. (21.3 × 34.6 cm) Sheet: 16 7/16 × 11 1/2 in. (41.8 × 29.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.203
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "They propose to renew the fight, but not with gun and sabre. They expect to regain, as Democrats, through elections, the power they lost as rebels through war" from "H. Greeley (the Prophet) / See letters dated Memphis, June 3, 1871" 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 "716," publisher, and publication date "September 14, 1872" typeset along right perimeter of composition along top of sheet in black ink.
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