Thomas Nast
A Midsummer Night's Dream

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream
DateOctober 4, 1873
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 13 1/16 × 9 1/4 in. (33.2 × 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 15/16 in. (40 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.605.1.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed on the plate lower right: Th. Nast.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Thomas Nast
October 4, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.605.1.1
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Unknown English
1812
Lithograph
75.132
Photographed in mylar sleeve
Thomas Nast
April 4, 1863
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.137
The Next Thing in Order
Thomas Nast
May 23, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.636.1.3
Public Opinion, April 22, 1874
Thomas Nast
May 23, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.636.2.2
The Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger
Thomas Nast
May 16, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.635.1.3
The Next Thing in Order
Thomas Nast
May 23, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.636.1.2
The Power of the Press
Thomas Nast
May 9, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.634.3
The Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger
Thomas Nast
May 16, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.635.1.2
The Power of the Press
Thomas Nast
May 9, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.634.2