Thomas Nast
At His Post

At His Post

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • At His Post
DateJuly 3, 1886
Printed inUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 12 1/8 × 9 in. (30.8 × 22.9 cm)
 Sheet: 16 × 10 13/16 in. (40.6 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.778
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Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed on the plate bottom left: Th.Nast

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Wood engraving on newsprint
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1872
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Uncle Sam Put In His " Bier "
December 9, 1876
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.73.A,.B
Mr. Carl Schurz and His Victims
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Mr. Carl Schurz and His Victims
September 7, 1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.580.2
Will the Senator from Massachusetts This, to Make His Words Good?
Thomas Nast
Will the Senator from Massachusetts This, to Make His Words Good?
August 17, 1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.577.1
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Thomas Nast
"Another Feather in His Hat"
1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
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Andy Still Lives, and is at his Old Tricks
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November 15, 1873
Wood engraving on newsprint
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Our Modern Falstaff Reviewing His Army
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Our Modern Falstaff Reviewing His Army
November 5, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.542.1
Robinson Crusoe Making a Man of His Friday
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Robinson Crusoe Making a Man of His Friday
February 12, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.518
Bismarck Putting It in His Pipe to Smoke
Thomas Nast
Bismarck Putting It in His Pipe to Smoke
July 1, 1882
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.733.1
The End of the Masquerade - and the British Lion Is Going for His Share
Thomas Nast
The End of the Masquerade - and the British Lion Is Going for His Share
July 22, 1882
Wood engraving on newsprint
89.735.1
Our President Put His Foot Down, And The British Lion Will Have To Wriggle Out
Thomas Nast
Our President Put His Foot Down, And The British Lion Will Have To Wriggle Out
July 6, 1872
Wood engraving on newsprint
91.1429.3