Will Robinson Crusoe (Sumner) Forsake His Man Friday?, from Harper's Weekly

Skip to main content
Will Robinson Crusoe (Sumner) Forsake His Man Friday?, from Harper's Weekly
Will Robinson Crusoe (Sumner) Forsake His Man Friday?, from Harper's Weekly
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished April 20, 1872
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 1/4 × 9 in. (33.7 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 11/16 × 11 3/16 in. (39.8 × 28.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.176
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "The Boat's crew that is going over" typeset beneath title in black ink.
Collections

Additional Details

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. Publication date "April 20, 1872," publisher, and page number "313" typeset above image at top of the sheet.
Robinson Crusoe, from "Harper's Weekly"
Robinson Crusoe, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 4, 1869
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.113
The Horse and His Rider, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Horse and His Rider, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 27, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.245
Drawing His Sword for the Political Roman Church, from "Harper's Weekly"
Drawing His Sword for the Political Roman Church, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published January 23, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.269
See, Where His Grace Stands between Two Clergymen!, from "Harper's Weekly"
See, Where His Grace Stands between Two Clergymen!, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 20, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.175
Tied To His Mother’s Apron Strings, from "Harper's Weekly"
Tied To His Mother’s Apron Strings, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 12, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.207
A Republican Form of Government, and No Domestic Violence, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Republican Form of Government, and No Domestic Violence, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published March 6, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.273
Our Modern Mummy, from "Harper's Weekly"
Our Modern Mummy, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 16, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.295
Put Yourself in His Place, from "Harper's Weekly"
Put Yourself in His Place, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published March 4, 1871
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.129
Struck--at Sea, from "Harper's Weekly"
Struck--at Sea, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 21, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.343
'The Indifference' of Uncle Sam, from "Harper's Weekly"
'The Indifference' of Uncle Sam, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 9, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.353
Go West, Young Man!, from "Harper's Weekly"
Go West, Young Man!, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 20, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.300
'By Inflation You Will Burst' and 'Let Well Enough Alone, and don't Make it Worse', from "Harper's Weekly"
'By Inflation You Will Burst' and 'Let Well Enough Alone, and don't Make it Worse', from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 20, 1873
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.227