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Artist/Maker
Thomas Nast
(American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datec. 1868
MediumGraphite on paper
DimensionsComposition: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (19.1 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist's son
Object number1944.1.14a-b
Not on view
DescriptionPencil sketches on the back of a letter dated June 20, 1868. The letter is from Lee & Shepard to Thomas Nast regarding illustration for "Our Standard Bearer" or "Life of General Grant" for Optic's Magazine.
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Provenance
1943: Hamilton College, by gift of Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast;
? - 1943: Thomas Nast family (Mrs. Thomas Nast, Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford, and Cyril Nast), presumably by gift or inheritance from the artist.
? - 1943: Thomas Nast family (Mrs. Thomas Nast, Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford, and Cyril Nast), presumably by gift or inheritance from the artist.
Thomas Nast
Date: c. 1894
Medium: Graphite on an envelope
Object number: 1944.1.20a-b
Thomas Nast
Date: c. 1897
Medium: Graphite and ink on paper
Object number: 1944.1.1a-b
Thomas Nast
Date: c. 1860-1880
Medium: Graphite on paper
Object number: 1944.1.16
William C. Palmer
Date: 1938
Medium: Ink and graphite on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.38
William C. Palmer
Date: 1953
Medium: Crayon and graphite on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.32
William C. Palmer
Date: 1925-26
Medium: Graphite, crayon, watercolor and ink on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.23
William C. Palmer
Date: c. 1940
Medium: Ink, wash, and graphite on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.15
Thomas Nast
Date: published September 14, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.203
Thomas Nast
Date: c. 1863
Medium: Graphite on paper
Object number: 1944.1.17