'Where there is an Evil' (Caesarism Scare) 'There is a Remedy': (Ridicule), from "Harper's Weekly"

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'Where there is an Evil' (Caesarism Scare) 'There is a Remedy': (Ridicule), from "Harper's Weekly"
'Where there is an Evil' (Caesarism Scare) 'There is a Remedy': (Ridicule), from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished November 8, 1873
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 8 13/16 × 13 3/4 in. (22.4 × 34.9 cm) Sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (40 × 28.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.221
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "J. G. G., Jr. (the would-be Brutus). 'I cry you mercy! Stop! Stop! I'll give in. I'll say no more about Caesarism'" 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's Sweet Music" in block at lower right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "992," publisher, and publication date "November 8, 1873" typeset along right perimeter of image at top of sheet in black ink.
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