Republican Principles / Democratic Principles, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Republican Principles / Democratic Principles, from "Harper's Weekly"
Republican Principles / Democratic Principles, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished May 6, 1871
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 9 × 13 5/8 in. (22.9 × 34.6 cm) Sheet: 15 7/8 × 10 13/16 in. (40.3 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.132
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 centered at the bottom of the composition.
Inscribed Title tin block at the bottom of the composition in black ink. Page number "408," publisher, and publication date "May 6, 1871" typeset along right perimeter of composition at top of sheet 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
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