Another Feather in Yankee Doodle's Hat, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Another Feather in Yankee Doodle's Hat, from "Harper's Weekly"
Another Feather in Yankee Doodle's Hat, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished May 15, 1875
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 5/8 in. × 9 in. (34.6 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 × 10 13/16 in. (40.2 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.284
Not on view
DescriptionMan standing center holding up hat with two feathers attached. Feather on left reads "1775", feather on right reads "1875". Behind him to the right is a memorial statue with man standing in front of it looking up. Behind him to the left is a horse tied to a pole. Domed building and tall obelisk.
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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 "404," publisher, and publication date "May 15, 1875" typeset above image in black ink.
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