Thomas Nast
A Tammany Rat

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Tammany Rat
DateNovember 7, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 11 3/8 × 9 5/16 in. (28.9 × 23.7 cm)
Sheet: 15 13/16 × 10 13/16 in. (40.2 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.658.1.3
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
top of sheet in pencil: 4 copies[?] Caskey
Printed lower righton the plate: Th. Nast.

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A Tammany Rat
Thomas Nast
November 7, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.658.1.2
A Tammany Rat
Thomas Nast
November 7, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.658.1.1
The Tammany  Democratic Tiger-The Repudiation Democratic Tiger
Thomas Nast
September 23, 1876
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.46
The Tammany Phoenix is a Fighting-Cock
Thomas Nast
November 29, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.613.2.1
Tammany Hall Will Whip Creation This Fall
Thomas Nast
November 1, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.609.1.1
The Tammany Ring-dom.  The Power Behind the Throne
Thomas Nast
October 29, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.541.1
The Tammany Phoenix is a Fighting-Cock
Thomas Nast
November 29, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.613.2.2
Tammany Hall Will Whip Creation This Fall
Thomas Nast
November 1, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.609.1.2
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