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The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing


Artist (American, b. Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Date1872
MediumElectrotype
DimensionsImage: 8 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (21.9 x 35.9 cm)
Sheet: 16 11/16 x 11 3/4 in. (42.4 x 29.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert P. Johnston in honor of Francis E. Hyslop Jr.
Object number79.65
ClassificationsWork on Paper
Object NameElectrotype
CultureNorth American
NationalityAmerican
On View
Not on view
Century
  • Nineteenth
More Information
Signedin plate bottom right: Th. Nast
Inscribedbottom center: THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING. / "They propose to renew the fight, but not with gun and sabre. They expect to regain, as Democrats, through elections, the power they lost as rebels through war." –H. GREELEY (THE PROPHET). / –See Letters dated Memphis, June 3, 1871.
ProvenanceRobert P. Johnston, unknown method and date of acquisition.