Thomas Nast
An Eruption at Capitol Hill

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • An Eruption at Capitol Hill
DateSeptember 11, 1886
Printed inUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 13 3/8 × 8 3/8 in. (34 × 21.3 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 10 7/8 in. (40.6 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.783
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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 lower right: Th.Nast.

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