The 'Third Term' Trap, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The 'Third Term' Trap, from "Harper's Weekly"
The 'Third Term' Trap, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished June 26, 1875
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 8 7/8 × 13 5/8 in. (22.5 × 34.6 cm) Sheet: 14 5/16 × 9 15/16 in. (36.4 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.288
Not on view
DescriptionElephant with "Republican Vote" on side in a ditch. Man above angling long plank with typed quote on it down at him. Man to his right holding typed page. Domed building in background. Captioned "U.S.G. 'If that don't fetch the animal, Governor, don't blame me any more.'" 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.
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