Thomas Nast
The Next Thing in Order

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Next Thing in Order
  • That Noble Animal
DateDecember 20, 1873
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, Next Thing in Order): 4 5/8 × 4 9/16 in. (11.7 × 11.6 cm)
Plate (Noble Animal): 4 5/8 × 4 3/8 in. (11.7 × 11.1 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (40 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.616.2.1.A,.B
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A printed on the plate bottom right: Th. Nast.
.B printed on the plate within a triangle bottom left: BELLEW

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