Croppies, Lie Down, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Croppies, Lie Down, from "Harper's Weekly"
Croppies, Lie Down, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished October 7, 1876
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 10 3/4 × 9 1/8 in. (27.3 × 23.2 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 × 11 1/8 in. (40.2 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.341
Not on view
DescriptionMan in suit and top hat standing on head of man laying down on ground. Other men on ground and memorial in background. Captioned "'......Consequently they are what they are--useful yet despised; stepping-stones over which shrewd men walk into office.'--The Irish World." 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. 1032: New York, Saturday, October 7, 1876."
Killing Polite, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published April 29, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Let Him Roar, Mr. Speaker, from "Harper's Weekly"
Let Him Roar, Mr. Speaker, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
Date: published November 7, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.259
'The Indifference' of Uncle Sam, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 9, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.353
The Commandments in South Carolina, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Date: published September 26, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.254
Peevish School-Boys, Worthless of Such Honor, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Date: published June 6, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
Date: published October 28, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.345
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Thomas Nast
Date: published October 24, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.257
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The British Lion Loose in the House of Commons, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.294
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A Republican Form of Government, and No Domestic Violence, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published March 6, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.273
The Horse and His Rider, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Horse and His Rider, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 27, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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