Struck--at Sea, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Struck--at Sea, from "Harper's Weekly"
Struck--at Sea, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished October 21, 1876
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 1/2 × 9 1/8 in. (34.3 × 23.2 cm) Sheet: 15 7/8 × 11 3/16 in. (40.3 × 28.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.343
Not on view
DescriptionBoat reading "Democracy Mass." sinking, men swimming in front of it. Large iceberg in background with torso and head of man at top. Captioned "If it had not been for that haze (Hayes), they could have steered clear of the iceberg." 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. Page number "856," publisher, and publication date "October 21, 1876" typeset above image in black ink.
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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