Thomas Nast
The Grand Occasion of the Century

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Grand Occasion of the Century
DateApril 25, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 10 9/16 × 9 1/16 in. (26.8 × 23 cm)
Sheet: 16 13/16 × 11 1/8 in. (42.7 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.632.2
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left on the plate: Th. Nast.

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The Grand Occasion of the Century
Thomas Nast
April 25, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.632.1
The Grand Occasion of the Century
Thomas Nast
April 25, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.632.3
The Greatest Joke of the Century
Thomas Nast
June 20, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.640.1.1
The Greatest Joke of the Century
Thomas Nast
June 20, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.640.1.2
Photographed in mylar sleeve
Thomas Nast
October 10, 1863
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.132
Grand Review Of The Army Of The Potomac
Thomas Nast
October 10, 1863
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.106
Pilgrim's Progress in the 19th Century
Thomas Nast
November 27, 1869
Wood engraving
89.511.2
Pilgrim's Progress in the 19th Century
Thomas Nast
November 27, 1869
Wood engraving
89.511.1
The Root of the Matter
Thomas Nast
May 8, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.772.1.1
.A:  A Boy-Cott Is a Red Hot Bed of Rebellion against Our American Institutions
Thomas Nast
May 1, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.771.2.A-.C
Too Heavy a Load for the Trades-Unions
Thomas Nast
May 15, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.773.1