Thomas Nast
The Promised Land, as Seen from the Dome of Saint Peter's Rome

The Promised Land, as Seen from the Dome of Saint Peter's Rome

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The Promised Land, as Seen from the Dome of Saint Peter's Rome
ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Promised Land, as Seen from the Dome of Saint Peter's Rome
DateOctober 1, 1870
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 10 7/8 × 9 3/16 in. (27.6 × 23.3 cm)
 Sheet: 15 15/16 × 10 5/8 in. (40.5 × 27 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.538.2
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right on the plate: Th. Nast.
see 89.538.1

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The Promised Land, as Seen from the Dome of Saint Peter's Rome
Thomas Nast
The Promised Land, as Seen from the Dome of Saint Peter's Rome
October 1, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.538.1
Moses Junior Viewing the Promised Land from Mount Ruin
Thomas Nast
Moses Junior Viewing the Promised Land from Mount Ruin
July 25, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.645.1.3
Moses Junior Viewing the Promised Land from Mount Ruin
Thomas Nast
Moses Junior Viewing the Promised Land from Mount Ruin
July 25, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.645.1.1
Moses Junior Viewing the Promised Land from Mount Ruin
Thomas Nast
Moses Junior Viewing the Promised Land from Mount Ruin
July 25, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.645.1.2
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Thomas Nast
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1878
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.680.3
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Thomas Nast
A Battle As Seen By The Reserve
December 27, 1862
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.114
A Battle As Seen By The Reserve
Thomas Nast
A Battle As Seen By The Reserve
December 27, 1862
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.115
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Thomas Nast
Victor Emanuel in Rome
December 10, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.545.2
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Thomas Nast
Victor Emanuel in Rome
December 10, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.545.1
Prospectors In The Sierra Madre - "Out of Grub And The Promised Land In Sight"
Frederic Remington
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April 26, 1890
Wood engravings on newsprint
91.1430.153
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Thomas Nast
"Death at the Polls, and Free from 'Federal Interference"
1879
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.720.1
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Thomas Nast
"A Bill to Remove the Police from the Polls"
1879
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.710.2.A,.B