Thomas Nast
The Blessings of Victory

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Blessings of Victory
DateSeptember 24,1864
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate: 20 5/8 × 13 9/16 in. (52.3 × 34.4 cm)
Sheet: 21 1/4 × 15 13/16 in. (54 × 40.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.437.1
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
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Photographed in mylar sleeve
Thomas Nast
September 24, 1864
Wood engraving on newsprint
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Victory and Time
Thomas Nast
1866
Wood engraving
89.458.1.A,.B
Victory Sits on Our Helm
Thomas Nast
December 6, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
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Photographed in mylar sleeve
Thomas Nast
June 10, 1865
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.169
Victory and Time
Thomas Nast
1866
Wood engraving
89.458.2.A,.B
Victory Sits on Our Helm
Thomas Nast
December 6, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.614.1.2
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James Gillray
1787–1789
Etching with hand coloring on paper
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The Root of the Matter
Thomas Nast
May 8, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
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.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
.A:  Highway Boycotting
Thomas Nast
May 8, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.772.2.1.A-.C
.A:  Between Two Fires
Thomas Nast
May 22, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
89.774.1.A-.D