The Grand Occasion of the Century, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Grand Occasion of the Century, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Grand Occasion of the Century, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished April 25, 1874
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 10 3/8 × 9 in. (26.4 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 5/8 × 11 in. (39.7 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.237
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "Minerva. 'Atlas, the world must stand still until the Senatorial Contest in Massachusetts is decided.' / The Heavenly Bodies will have a rest" 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. Publisher banner headline typeset above image in black ink: "Harper's Weekly / Journal of Civilization / Vol. XVIII.-No. 904: New York, Saturday, April 25, 1874."
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Thomas Nast
Date: published June 30, 1877
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.382
Photo by John Bentham.
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George Catlin
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Thomas Nast
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.353
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Thomas Nast
Date: published April 11, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.236
Image Not Available for Artist's Hand Holding Children's Drawings
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Edwin W. Dickinson
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Thomas Nast
Date: published July 10, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.290
Photo by John Bentham.
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Date: 1845
Medium: Color lithograph on paper
Object number: 1959.125
Photograph by John Bentham.
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William C. Palmer
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Medium: Ink and graphite on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.38
Photograph by John Bentham.
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William C. Palmer
Date: 1953
Medium: Crayon and graphite on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.32
Photograph by John Bentham.
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William C. Palmer
Date: 1925-26
Medium: Graphite, crayon, watercolor and ink on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.23
Photograph by John Bentham.
Sketchbook
William C. Palmer
Date: c. 1940
Medium: Ink, wash, and graphite on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.15
Saved (?) by the Skin of his---, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published November 24, 1877
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.391