The Democratic Tiger-in-the-Manger, and the Submissive (M)Asses, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Democratic Tiger-in-the-Manger, and the Submissive (M)Asses, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Democratic Tiger-in-the-Manger, and the Submissive (M)Asses, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished April 22, 1876
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 9 1/8 × 13 1/2 in. (23.2 × 34.3 cm) Sheet: 16 in. × 11 1/8 in. (40.6 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.322
Not on view
DescriptionTiger with mouth wide open and dollar signs around him in wooden box. Signs above him. To tiger's left are two scared donkeys.
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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 "332," publisher, and publication date "April 22, 1876" typeset above image in black ink.
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