The Press on the Field, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Press on the Field, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Press on the Field, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished April 30, 1864
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 3/8 × 20 1/2 in. (34 × 52.1 cm) Sheet: 15 5/8 × 21 1/2 in. (39.7 × 54.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.58
Not on view
DescriptionAmerican Civil War
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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 in block at top of the composition in black ink. Page numbers "280" and "280" and publisher typeset above image in black in.
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Thomas Nast
Date: published October 25, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.21
The Reign of the Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Reign of the Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 8, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.319
Sanitary Commission: Our Heroines, from "Harper's Weekly"
Sanitary Commission: Our Heroines, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 9, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.57
The Power of the Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Power of the Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published May 9, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.238
More Food for the Cannibal Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
More Food for the Cannibal Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published August 7, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.292
Christmas Eve, 1862, from "Harper's Weekly"
Christmas Eve, 1862, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published January 3, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.26
The Emancipation of the Negroes, January, 1863:The Past and the Future, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Emancipation of the Negroes, January, 1863:The Past and the Future, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published January 24, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.28
The Biggest Scare and Hoax Yet!--The Wild Animals Let Loose Again by the Zoomorphism Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Biggest Scare and Hoax Yet!--The Wild Animals Let Loose Again by the Zoomorphism Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 6, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.103
Thanksgiving-Day, November 26, 1863, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thanksgiving-Day, November 26, 1863, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 5 , 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.47
On to Richmond, from "Harper's Weekly"
On to Richmond, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 18, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.59
President Lincoln Entering Richmond, April 4,1865, from "Harper's Weekly"
President Lincoln Entering Richmond, April 4,1865, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 24, 1866
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.76
The Contrast of Suffering: Andersonville and Fortress Monroe, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Contrast of Suffering: Andersonville and Fortress Monroe, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 30, 1866
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.77