The European Congress, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The European Congress, from "Harper's Weekly"
The European Congress, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished June 22, 1878
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 10 3/4 × 9 1/8 in. (27.3 × 23.2 cm) Sheet: 16 5/8 × 11 7/16 in. (42.2 × 29.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.433
Not on view
DescriptionLion sitting center right with bear sitting to its left. Four cliffs above them with a bird on top of each. From left to right cliffs read "America / $", "Exposition / France", "Austria", and "Germany". Captioned "'Let's be friends, and prevent those 'Eagles' from having a good time at our expense.'--A FABLE." 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.
Markings None noted.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at lower left composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Publisher banner headline typeset above image in black ink: "Harper's Weekly / Journal of Civilization / Vol. XXII.-No. 1121: New York, Saturday, June 22, 1878." Script inscription in pencil in upper right corner of sheet.
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