The Confederates Crossing the Potomac, from "Harper's Pictorial History of the CIvil War"

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The Confederates Crossing the Potomac, from "Harper's Pictorial History of the CIvil War"
The Confederates Crossing the Potomac, from "Harper's Pictorial History of the CIvil War"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished September 27, 1862
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 9 in. × 13 11/16 in. (22.9 × 34.8 cm) Sheet: 15 15/16 × 11 1/4 in. (40.5 × 28.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.18
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 "392," publisher, and publication date "September, 1862" typeset above image in black ink.
The Army of the Potomac: "Little Mac" Making His Rounds, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Army of the Potomac: "Little Mac" Making His Rounds, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 15, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.22
The Army of the Potomac: Drawing Rations, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published August 22 , 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.41
Grand Review of the Army of the Potomac, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published October 10, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.43
The War for the Union: Surprise of Rebel Guerrillas by a Squadron of United States Cavalry, from "Harper's Weekly"
The War for the Union: Surprise of Rebel Guerrillas by a Squadron of United States Cavalry, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 15, 1862
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.23
The War in the Border States, from "Harper's Weekly"
The War in the Border States, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published January 17, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.27
The Result of the War: Virginia in 1863, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Result of the War: Virginia in 1863, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published July 18, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.39
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 19, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.49
The Foreign Church (Roman) Declaring War Upon Our National Public Schools, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Foreign Church (Roman) Declaring War Upon Our National Public Schools, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 8, 1873
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.222
Let Us Think Twice before we Let Loose the Dogs of War, from "Harper's Weekly"
Let Us Think Twice before we Let Loose the Dogs of War, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 13, 1873
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.226
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"
Thomas Nast
Date: published May 25, 1861
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.12
A Group of Butternut Prisoners, Taken from Life, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Group of Butternut Prisoners, Taken from Life, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 25, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.33
A Roman Catholic Mission from England to the 'Heathens' of America, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Roman Catholic Mission from England to the 'Heathens' of America, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 30, 1871
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.162