The Unprotected Female at the Holy Sea Side, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Unprotected Female at the Holy Sea Side, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Unprotected Female at the Holy Sea Side, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished January 25, 1873
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 1/4 × 9 in. (33.7 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (40 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.217
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "V. E. 'What are the wild waves saying, saying, sister, to thee?'" typeset beneath title 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 left composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "80," publisher, and publication date "January 25, 1873" typeset above image in black ink.
The ‘Funny’ Little Boy in Trouble, from "Harper's Weekly"
The ‘Funny’ Little Boy in Trouble, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 28, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.262
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
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Thomas Nast
Date: published September 5, 1868
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.100
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Thomas Nast
Date: published July 18, 1868
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.97
The Lion and the Unicorn Fighting, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Lion and the Unicorn Fighting, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published June 17, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.328
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Thomas Nast
Date: published February 27, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.272
The Outs Always Wake Up the Ins, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Outs Always Wake Up the Ins, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published January 2, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.266
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The Republic Is Not Ungrateful, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 13, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.173
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An Inflation Opinion, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published July 4, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.247
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
Midsummer Night’s Dream of JuliusCaesarTempestMuchAdoAboutNothingComedyofErrorsAsYouLikeItAll'sWellThatEndsWell, from "Harper's Weekly"
Midsummer Night’s Dream of JuliusCaesarTempestMuchAdoAboutNothingComedyofErrorsAsYouLikeItAll'sWellThatEndsWell, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 4, 1873
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.219
Not So Easily Played Upon, from "Harper's Weekly"
Not So Easily Played Upon, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 27, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.177