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It Never Rains but It Pours
Artist
Thomas Nast
(American, b. Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Printer
Harper's Bros., N.Y.
Date1872
MediumElectrotype
DimensionsImage: 13 3/4 x 9 1/8 in. (34.9 x 23.2 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (41.9 x 29.2 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (41.9 x 29.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert P. Johnston in honor of Francis E. Hyslop Jr.
Object number79.63
Collections
ClassificationsWork on Paper
Object NameElectrotype
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureNorth American
NationalityAmerican
On View
Not on viewCentury
- Nineteenth
Signedin plate bottom left: Th. Nast
Inscribedbottom center: "IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS." / KAISER WILLIAM. "Uncle Sam's Claim is most in Accordance with the True Interpretation of the Treaty of June, 1840."
ProvenanceRobert P. Johnston, unknown method and date of acquisition.