The Cradle of Liberty in Danger, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Cradle of Liberty in Danger, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Cradle of Liberty in Danger, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished April 11, 1874
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 10 1/2 × 9 in. (26.7 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (40 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.236
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "'Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum!' The Genie of Massachusetts smells blue blood" 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 right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Publisher banner headline typeset above image in black ink: "Harper's Weekly / Journal of Civilization / Vol. XVIII.-No. 902: New York, Saturday, April 11, 1874."
'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
The Grand Occasion of the Century, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Grand Occasion of the Century, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 25, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.237
The Republic in Danger, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Republic in Danger, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published May 1, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.281
Section of Contiguous pages 561 to 576
Section of Contiguous pages 561 to 576
Thomas Nast
Date: published September 5, 1868
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.100
Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty, from "Harper's Weekly"
Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 10, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.279
'Out, Damned Spot! Out, I Say!': Shakespeare, from "Harper's Weekly"
'Out, Damned Spot! Out, I Say!': Shakespeare, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 9, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.211
Wilkes Booth the Second, from "Harper's Weekly"
Wilkes Booth the Second, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 7, 1868
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.105
Saved (?) by the Skin of his---, from "Harper's Weekly"
Saved (?) by the Skin of his---, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 24, 1877
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.391
The Day We Celebrate, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Day We Celebrate, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 6, 1867
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.88
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
'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
Shall Teachers; Salaries be Lowered?, from Harper's Weekly
Shall Teachers; Salaries be Lowered?, from Harper's Weekly
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 19, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.265