Thomas Nast
The Secretary of War Has Caught a Thief

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Secretary of War Has Caught a Thief
  • Honesty is the Best Policy
DateJanuary 10, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, Secretary of War): 4 1/2 × 4 9/16 in. (11.4 × 11.6 cm)
Plate(.B, Honesty is the Best Policy): 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 10 5/8 in. (40.6 × 27 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.619.2.1.A,.B
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A bottom right on the plate: Th. Nast.
.B bottom right on the plate: CSR

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