Ex-Judge David Davis (Now Senator), at Home, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art. Photo by John Bentham.
Ex-Judge David Davis (Now Senator), at Home, from "Harper's Weekly"
Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art. Photo by John Bentham.
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished February 17, 1877
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 10 3/4 in. × 9 in. (27.3 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 15/16 × 10 3/4 in. (40.5 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.365
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "After wandering abroad for many a year." 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 left 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. XXI.-No. 1110: New York, Saturday, February 17, 1877." Illegible pencil inscription above banner headline.
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