Princip-als, Not Men---a Lawyer Pleading for his 'Client', from "Harper's Weekly"

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Princip-als, Not Men---a Lawyer Pleading for his 'Client', from "Harper's Weekly"
Princip-als, Not Men---a Lawyer Pleading for his 'Client', from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished August 7, 1875
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 3/4 × 9 1/4 in. (34.9 × 23.5 cm) Sheet: 15 7/8 × 10 13/16 in. (40.3 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.291
Not on view
DescriptionCrying man standing with arms around large bag of stolen money which is on top of table. Seated figure in upper left composition mostly cut off with sword in hand pointed out over man's head. People in background.
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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 "636," publisher, and publication date "August 7, 1875" typeset above image in black ink.
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.256
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Accused of Conspiracy: John R. Froines, right, a University of Oregon professor, surrendered himself to federal authorities Friday in Portland. He is accused of teaching the use of incendiary devices and conspiring to cause riots at the Democratic National Convention. With him are his wife Ann and his lawyer, her but Titus, a university law school professor, Portland Oregon.
Accused of Conspiracy: John R. Froines, right, a University of Oregon professor, surrendered himself to federal authorities Friday in Portland. He is accused of teaching the use of incendiary devices and conspiring to cause riots at the Democratic National Convention. With him are his wife Ann and his lawyer, her but Titus, a university law school professor, Portland Oregon.
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