Off the Scent, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Off the Scent, from "Harper's Weekly"
Off the Scent, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished August 14, 1875
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 3/4 in. × 9 in. (34.9 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 7/8 × 10 5/8 in. (40.3 × 27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.293
Not on view
DescriptionDog in center of pile of oversized books. Women with sword standing on top of books in upper left corner and two men with large sack of money standing on top of books in upper right corner. Book titles about law.
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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 center composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "656," publisher, and publication date "August 14, 1875" typeset above image in black ink.
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Thomas Nast
Date: published April 10, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.291
'The Indifference' of Uncle Sam, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 9, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.353
The Quack Frog, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published May 25, 1878
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.422
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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
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Thomas Nast
Date: published November 4, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.347
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Thomas Nast
Date: published June 6, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.242
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 2, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.351
The Horse and His Rider, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published June 27, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.245
A Burden He Has to Shoulder, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Burden He Has to Shoulder, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 24, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.256
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 25, 1886
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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An Inflation Opinion, from "Harper's Weekly"
An Inflation Opinion, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published July 4, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.247