Thomas Nast
.A: Bill Sykes. 'As Soon as I've Got You in, Open the Front Door for Me'

.A: Bill Sykes. 'As Soon as I've Got You in, Open the Front Door for Me'

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.A: Bill Sykes. 'As Soon as I've Got You in, Open the Front Door for Me'
ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • .A: Bill Sykes. 'As Soon as I've Got You in, Open the Front Door for Me'
  • .B: A Boss Warning
  • .C: Making His Toy Horse Rear
DateNovember 4, 1882
Published inUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, Bill Sykes): 8 1/16 × 4 3/8 in. (20.5 × 11.1 cm)
 Plate (.B, Boss Warning): 5 × 4 7/16 in. (12.7 × 11.3 cm)
 Plate (.C: Toy Horse): 5 × 4 9/16 in. (12.7 × 11.6 cm)
 Sheet: 15 13/16 × 11 3/8 in. (40.2 × 28.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.743.3.A-.C
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 lower right: Th.Nast.
.B printed on the plate lower left: Th.Nast.
.C printed on the plate lower left; Th.Nast.

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