Thomas Nast
I Am Now Infallible

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • I Am Now Infallible
DateJuly 30, 1870
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 5 13/16 × 4 9/16 in. (14.8 × 11.6 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 10 11/16 in. (40.5 × 27.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.532.1
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left on the plate: Th. Nast.
printed on the plate: [on tree trunk] 19th CENTURY,[on tree branch] ROMAN / (LIBERAL) / CATHOLIC ULT MONTA JESUITS,[on the saw] OECUMENICAL COUNCIL,[bottom right] DARK AGES

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