Between Two Fires, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Between Two Fires, from "Harper's Weekly"
Between Two Fires, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished October 14, 1876
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 8 7/8 × 13 1/2 in. (22.5 × 34.3 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 in. × 11 in. (40.2 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.342
Not on view
DescriptionThree men standing with government buildings and American flag in background. Man on left wears hat reading "U.S.", man on right wears hat reading "C.S.A." Captioned "SOLDIERS. 'Whose side were you on?' / REFORMED USUFRUCT. 'I--I was--busy in court with a Railroad Case.'" 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. 2019: Page number "828," publisher, and publication date "October 14, 1876" typeset above image in black ink.

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