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The Namless Grave

The Namless Grave

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Namless Grave
  • Seeking Divine Guidance
  • Arthur's First Meal at Mrs. Bowles's
  • from Harper's Weekly, 1866
Date1866
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate (.A): 2 5/16 × 2 5/16 in. (5.9 × 5.9 cm)
 Plate (.B): 3 7/16 × 2 3/16 in. (8.7 × 5.6 cm)
 Plate (.C): 6 7/8 × 4 1/4 in. (17.5 × 10.8 cm)
 Sheet: 15 11/16 × 10 1/2 in. (39.8 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.454.2.A-.C
Non exposé

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed on the plate .B bottom right "T.N.", .C bottom right "Th.Nast."

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The Namless Grave
Thomas Nast
The Namless Grave
1866
Wood engraving
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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