Thomas Nast
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
DateSeptember 14, 1872
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 8 3/8 × 13 3/4 in. (21.3 × 34.9 cm)
 Sheet: 11 1/8 × 16 11/16 in. (28.3 × 42.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.581.2.1
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
printed on the plate lower right: Th. Nast

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The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
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September 14, 1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
89.673.2.A,.B
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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The Root of the Matter
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May 8, 1886
Wood engraving 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
May 1, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.771.2.A-.C
Too Heavy a Load for the Trades-Unions
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May 15, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.773.1
.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
Roman Catholics Disgracing Themselves
Thomas Nast
Roman Catholics Disgracing Themselves
May 7, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.524.2