Thomas Nast
Alarm, Enter King ***. -" A Horse! A Horse! My Kingdom for a Horse!" and Fresh Dates

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Alarm, Enter King ***. -" A Horse! A Horse! My Kingdom for a Horse!" and Fresh Dates
DateJuly 25,1868
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate (.A, Alarm Enter King): 4 1/16 × 5 13/16 in. (10.3 × 14.7 cm)
Plate (.B, Fresh Dates): 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (11.4 × 9.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (40 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.488.A,.B
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A printed on the plate bottom left "Th Nast"
.B printed on the plate bottom left corner "[illegible]"

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