Thomas Nast
Commit Him for Manslaughter in the Greatest Degree

Commit Him for Manslaughter in the Greatest Degree

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Commit Him for Manslaughter in the Greatest Degree
ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Commit Him for Manslaughter in the Greatest Degree
  • Taken In!
DateMarch 21, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, Commit Him..): 4 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (10.8 × 11.4 cm)
 Plate (.B, Taken In!): 4 9/16 × 4 1/2 in. (11.6 × 11.4 cm)
 Sheet: 16 × 11 in. (40.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.629.2.A,.B
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
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.B lower right on the plate: Abbey

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