A Soldier’s Lot is Not a Happy One

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A Soldier’s Lot is Not a Happy One
A Soldier’s Lot is Not a Happy One
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished April 29, 1882
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsSheet: 15 7/8 × 10 1/2 in. (40.3 × 26.7 cm) Composition: 14 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (36.8 × 23.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object numberS2019.2.283
Not on view
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Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at lower right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink.
Six Days with the Devil and One with God, from "Harper's Weekly"
Six Days with the Devil and One with God, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published July 3, 1869
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.28
A Scene in One of the Battles before Vicksburg, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Scene in One of the Battles before Vicksburg, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published March 7, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.30
Out of One into Another?, from "Harper's Weekly"
Out of One into Another?, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 6, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.297
The Biggest Scare and Hoax Yet!--The Wild Animals Let Loose Again by the Zoomorphism Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Biggest Scare and Hoax Yet!--The Wild Animals Let Loose Again by the Zoomorphism Press, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 6, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.103
The Crowning Insult to Him Who Occupies the Presidential Chair, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Crowning Insult to Him Who Occupies the Presidential Chair, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published May 13, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.129
Who Backed Down?, from "Harper's Weekly"
Who Backed Down?, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published August 23, 1879
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.193
Whoa!—Greenback the Weaver, from "Harper's Weekly"
Whoa!—Greenback the Weaver, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 24, 1880
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.216
A Blow and a Bite, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Blow and a Bite, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published March 19, 1881
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.259
When the Spring-time Comes, Gentle---Indian
When the Spring-time Comes, Gentle---Indian
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 18, 1882
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.279
Pure White Mormon Immigration (recto); Which Color is to be Tabooed Next? (verso)
Pure White Mormon Immigration (recto); Which Color is to be Tabooed Next? (verso)
Thomas Nast
Date: published March 25, 1882
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.280
E Pluribus Unum (Except the Chinese)
E Pluribus Unum (Except the Chinese)
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 1, 1882
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.281
At Last the Democratic Tiger Has Something to Hang On
At Last the Democratic Tiger Has Something to Hang On
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 22, 1882
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: S2019.2.282