Thomas Nast
A Wild Goose Chase

A Wild Goose Chase

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Wild Goose Chase
  • Kirby's Planchette
DateJuly 4,1868
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engravings
DimensionsPlate (.A, Wild Goose Chase): 5 1/16 × 4 11/16 in. (12.8 × 11.9 cm)
 Plate (.B, Kirby's Planchette): 4 5/8 × 4 9/16 in. (11.7 × 11.6 cm)
 Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 13/16 in. (40 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.486.A,.B
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A printed on the plate bottom right corner "Th:Nast."

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.A: The Political Vampire
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.A: A Gentle Hint to Office-Seekers
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.A: The Penalty of Over-Officiousness Abroad
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.A: The Penalty of Over-Officiousness Abroad
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A: No, Indeed
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.A: No, Indeed
August 16, 1884
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.749.A-.F
.A: It Was All for Fun
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.A: It Was All for Fun
August 14, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.782.1.A-.D
.A: Flynn Is Glad He Is Out of Politics
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.A: Flynn Is Glad He Is Out of Politics
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Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A: A Boy-Cott Is a Red Hot Bed of Rebellion against Our American Institutions
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.A: A Boy-Cott Is a Red Hot Bed of Rebellion against Our American Institutions
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Wood engravings on newsprint
89.771.2.A-.C
.A: Highway Boycotting
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.A: Highway Boycotting
May 8, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.772.2.1.A-.C
.A: Between Two Fires
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.A: Between Two Fires
May 22, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.774.1.A-.D
.A: The Chinese Puzzled
Thomas Nast
.A: The Chinese Puzzled
May 15, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.773.2.A-.C
.A: When His Skin Is Not in Danger
Thomas Nast
.A: When His Skin Is Not in Danger
May 22, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.774.2.A-.C
.A: 'Tis Logan That Is Gently Tapping, Rapping at the Secret Chamber Door
Thomas Nast
.A: 'Tis Logan That Is Gently Tapping, Rapping at the Secret Chamber Door
April 3, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.769.A-.C