The (D.D.) Field of Gold, or the Lion's Legal (?) Share, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The (D.D.) Field of Gold, or the Lion's Legal (?) Share, from "Harper's Weekly"
The (D.D.) Field of Gold, or the Lion's Legal (?) Share, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished January 15, 1876
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 7/16 in. × 9 in. (34.1 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 × 10 5/8 in. (40.2 × 27 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.307
Not on view
DescriptionLion with man's face standing on striped sack reading "6.000.000. / stolen from the / City of New York". Cave in background has sign above it reading "The / Lawyers Den."
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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. Page number "6," publisher, and publication date "January 15, 1876" typeset above image in black ink.
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
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