Thomas Nast
The Soldier of the Seventh Regiment

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Soldier of the Seventh Regiment
  • A Scene at Saratoga during the Visit of the Seventh Regiment
DateAugust 7,1869
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engravings
DimensionsPlate (.A, Soldier): 8 1/16 × 4 9/16 in. (20.5 × 11.6 cm)
Plate (.B, Saratoga): 5 7/16 × 9 3/16 in. (13.8 × 23.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 15/16 in. (40 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.501.1.A,.B
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A printed on the plate as if on the base of the statue "J,Q.A.WARD"
.B below the plate after the title "[DRAWN BY THOMAS NAST]"

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