Thomas Nast
A Patient Railroad Traveler

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Patient Railroad Traveler
  • The Delights of Street Travel in New York
DateMarch 14, 1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, Patient Railroad Traveler): 4 1/2 × 4 9/16 in. (11.4 × 11.6 cm)
Plate (.B, The Delights of Street Travel): 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (40 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.628.1.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 left on the plate: Th. Nast.
.B bottom right on the plate: Abbey

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A Patient Railroad Traveler
Thomas Nast
March 14, 1874
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.628.2.A,.B
A Patient Railroad Traveler
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Wood engraving on newsprint
89.628.3.A,.B
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving
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Wood engraving
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock, U.S.A.
Thomas Nast
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Defacing The Administration Sign
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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He Is In No Danger
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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Wood engraving on newsprint
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