Thomas Nast
A Fable - with a Modern Application

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Fable - with a Modern Application
DateMarch 25, 1882
Published inUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 11 3/16 × 9 1/8 in. (28.4 × 23.2 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 10 11/16 in. (40.6 × 27.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.728.1
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
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printed on the plate bottom center: Th.Nast.

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Our Modern Falstaff Reviewing His Army
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.A:  The Chivalry of Modern Knights
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April 24, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
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Our Modern Falstaff Reviewing His Army
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Excommunication of Modern Civilization
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The Telephone Scandal
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February 13, 1886
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Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock, U.S.A.
Thomas Nast
February 20, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
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Defacing The Administration Sign
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February 20, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
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He Is In No Danger
Thomas Nast
February 20, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
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