Thomas Nast
The Promised Land, as Seen from the Dome of Saint Peter's Rome

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Promised Land, as Seen from the Dome of Saint Peter's Rome
DateOctober 1, 1870
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 10 7/8 × 9 3/16 in. (27.6 × 23.3 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/16 × 10 7/8 in. (40.8 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.538.1
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right on the plate: Th. Nast.
printed on the outline of U.S.: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, printed on body of water:ATLANTIC / OCEAN

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