The Army of the Potomac: Drawing Rations, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Army of the Potomac: Drawing Rations, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Army of the Potomac: Drawing Rations, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished August 22 , 1863
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 9 1/8 × 13 3/4 in. (23.2 × 34.9 cm) Sheet: 10 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (27 × 40 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.41
Not on view
DescriptionAmerican Civil War
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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 "540," publisher, and publication date "August 22, 1863" typeset along right perimeter of image at top of the sheet in black ink.
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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