The War in the Border States, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The War in the Border States, from "Harper's Weekly"
The War in the Border States, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished January 17, 1863
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 1/2 × 20 7/16 in. (34.3 × 51.9 cm) Sheet: 15 7/16 × 21 3/4 in. (39.2 × 55.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.27
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Alternate Titles The War in the West, from "Harper's Weekly"
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 numbers "40" and "41" and publisher typeset above image in black ink.
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