'Still Hunt'-ing, from "Harper's Weekly"

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'Still Hunt'-ing, from "Harper's Weekly"
'Still Hunt'-ing, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished September 23, 1876
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 10 1/2 × 9 1/8 in. (26.7 × 23.2 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 number2019.13.339
Not on view
DescriptionMan with hobby horse between his legs holding whip under one arm reading "Democratic Whip". He also holds a hat with this hand, and a fox tail with other. Toy dogs on ground in front of man's feet. Signs on wall in background. Captioned "The end of the Saratoga fox-hunt--a tale of reform." typeset beneath title in black ink.

Additional Details

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. Publisher banner headline typeset above image in black ink: "Harper's Weekly / Journal of Civilization / Vol. XX.-No. 1030: New York, Saturday, September 23, 1876."
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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