Et Tu, Brute? Then Fall, Caesar, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Et Tu, Brute? Then Fall, Caesar, from "Harper's Weekly"
Et Tu, Brute? Then Fall, Caesar, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished January 27, 1872
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 12 7/16 in. × 9 in. (31.6 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 in. × 11 in. (40.2 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.164
Not on view
DescriptionText referring to Governor Hoffman's 1872 message captioned beneath image, typeset in black ink.
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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 "76," publisher, and publication date "January 27, 1872" typeset above image in black ink.
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