The Army of the Potomac: "Little Mac" Making His Rounds, from "Harper's Weekly"

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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"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished November 15, 1862
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 9 1/16 × 13 3/4 in. (23 × 34.9 cm) Sheet: 11 5/16 × 16 1/4 in. (28.7 × 41.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.22
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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. Publication date "November 15, 1862," publisher, and page number "725" typeset along left perimeter of image at top of the sheet in black ink.
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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