General McClellan Entering the Town of Frederick, Maryland: the Popular Welcome, from "Harper's Weekly"

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General McClellan Entering the Town of Frederick, Maryland: the Popular Welcome, from "Harper's Weekly"
General McClellan Entering the Town of Frederick, Maryland: the Popular Welcome, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished October 4, 1862
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 10 3/4 × 9 1/16 in. (27.3 × 23 cm) Sheet: 16 1/2 × 11 1/4 in. (41.9 × 28.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.20
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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 left composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Publisher banner headline typeset above image in black ink: "Harper's Weekly / Journal of Civilization / Vol. VI.-No. 301: New York, Saturday, October 4, 1862." Illegible inscription in cursive handwriting at top of sheet in pencil.
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