The Martyr of Andersonville, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Martyr of Andersonville, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Martyr of Andersonville, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished March 18, 1876
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 1/4 in. × 9 in. (33.7 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 × 11 13/16 in. (40.2 × 30 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.315
Not on view
DescriptionMonument with man standing at top holding scroll. Typed writing on monument and scroll. Monument stands in center of graveyard.
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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. Page number "232," publisher, and publication date "March 18, 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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