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The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Artist
Thomas Nast
(American, b. Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Printer
Harper's Bros., N.Y.
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)
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
Collections
ClassificationsWork on Paper
Object NameElectrotype
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureNorth American
NationalityAmerican
On View
Not on viewCentury
- Nineteenth
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.