Thomas Nast
Franchise. And Not This Man

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Franchise. And Not This Man
DateAugust 5,1865
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate : 13 9/16 × 9 3/16 in. (34.4 × 23.3 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 11 3/16 in. (40.6 × 28.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.444.2
Not on view

Explore Further

Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "The Penand the Sword: Winslow Homer, Thomas Nast and the American Civil War" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston August 4, 1990 - February 3, 1991 Subsequent tour through

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed on the plate lower right "Th:Nast."

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Photographed in mylar sleeve
Thomas Nast
August 5, 1865
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.177
Diogenes Has Found the Honest Man (Which Is Diogenes and which Is the Honest Man?)
Thomas Nast
August 3, 1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.575.2
The Political Niagara - A Drowning Man Catches at a Straw
Thomas Nast
June 27,1868
Wood engraving
89.485
This Is a White Man's Government
Thomas Nast
September 5,1868
Wood engraving
89.491.1
I Do Believe That You, Dr. Warner, Are a Union Man
Thomas Nast
1866
Wood engraving
89.449.2.A-.C
Thomas Nast
1879
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.702.3.A,.B
.A:  The Man Who Laughs
Thomas Nast
November 21, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.660.3.3.A,.B
.A:  The Man Who Laughs
Thomas Nast
November 21, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.660.3.2.A,.B
Thomas Nast
1878
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.693
.A:  The Man Who Laughs
Thomas Nast
November 21, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.660.3.1.A,.B
Young Man, Your Poor Brain Needs Rest Too
Thomas Nast
September 28, 1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.583.3