Hail, C-O-L-U-M-B-I-A-!--The British Lion Tamed Again, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Hail, C-O-L-U-M-B-I-A-!--The British Lion Tamed Again, from "Harper's Weekly"
Hail, C-O-L-U-M-B-I-A-!--The British Lion Tamed Again, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished July 27, 1878
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 20 3/8 × 13 9/16 in. (51.8 × 34.4 cm) Sheet (a): 15 13/16 × 10 7/8 in. (40.2 × 27.6 cm) Sheet (b): 15 13/16 × 10 7/8 in. (40.2 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.436
Not on view
DescriptionWoman in long toga, headdress, and belt reading "Columbia" standing center right, tall pole reading "Victory" at top with a hat above it reading "4th / of / July" leaning up against woman. Man with lion's head on his knees holding woman's hand in his hands, trident on floor in front of him. Building with British flag in background and American flag to its right.
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Exhibition History 2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.). Work exhibited in second rotation only, Spring 2025 semester.
Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Markings None noted.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at lower left composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "592," publisher, and page number "593" typeset above image in black ink.
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