Thomas Nast
Only a Drop, after All, My Countrymen

Only a Drop, after All, My Countrymen

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Only a Drop, after All, My Countrymen
ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Only a Drop, after All, My Countrymen
DateOctober 2, 1886
Printed inUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 11 5/8 × 9 1/8 in. (29.5 × 23.2 cm)
 Sheet: 16 3/4 × 11 5/8 in. (42.5 × 29.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.784
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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 upper center: Th.Nast.
printed on the plate lower right: Th.Nast

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