The Lion and the Unicorn Fighting, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Lion and the Unicorn Fighting, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Lion and the Unicorn Fighting, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished June 17, 1876
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 1/2 in. × 9 in. (34.3 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 × 10 13/16 in. (40.2 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.328
Not on view
DescriptionCaptioned "--Again (?)" typeset following title in black ink. Captioned "BRITISH LION (to Lord D--Unicorn). 'What! give up the Fugitive Slave, and NOT the Criminal Fugitive!" typeset beneath title in black ink.
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Exhibition History 2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.). Work exhibited in second rotation only, Spring 2025 semester.
Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Markings None noted.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at lower left composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "496," publisher, and publication date "June 17, 1876" typeset above image in black ink.
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