Abraham Lincoln and the Drummer boy, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Abraham Lincoln and the Drummer boy, from "Harper's Weekly"
Abraham Lincoln and the Drummer boy, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished April 27, 1867
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 1/2 in. × 9 in. (34.3 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 16 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (41.9 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.90
Not on view
DescriptionAmerican Reconstruction Era
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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 "264," publisher, and publication date "April 27, 1867" typeset above image in black ink.
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.77
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.68
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.69
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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