The War Excitement in New York: Scene in Front of a Fire-Engine House, from the "London Illustrated News"

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The War Excitement in New York: Scene in Front of a Fire-Engine House, from the "London Illustrated News"
The War Excitement in New York: Scene in Front of a Fire-Engine House, from the "London Illustrated News"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished May 25, 1861
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 9 1/4 × 13 7/16 in. (23.5 × 34.1 cm) Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 5/8 in. (40 × 27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.12
Not on view
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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 typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "498," publisher, and publication date "May 25, 1861" typeset along right perimeter of the image, at the top of the sheet.
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