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Thomas Nast

93 works

Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was a painter, draftsperson and illustrator. Read more

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Ink caricature of an elderly man in plaid with monocle gesturing toward a creature on a cannon, captioned about a lost key no

James Gillespie Blaine

1880

Engraving of a woman holding a HELP banner over a starving family on a rocky shore, with steamships approaching in the distan

The Herald of Relief from America

1880

Political cartoon of a donkey-headed man with greenback scrolls facing a reclining woman with a star, beside a cornucopia.

A Midsummer-Night's Dream Nomination

1880

Political cartoon of two men cutting a map of America along Mason and Dixon's Line, with a skeleton labeled U.S. Army on the

The European Plan

1880

Nast cartoon: Columbia shields a seated Chinese man from jeering men with sticks, beside anti-Chinese placards and a burning

The Chinese Question

1870

Engraving of a winged devil-like woman holding a Free Love placard above a struggling family on a rocky mountain path.

Get Thee Behind Me, (Mrs.) Satan!

1870

Two-panel political cartoon by Thomas Nast: a bowing man beside a Jeff Davis bail sign, and a muddy-booted man facing a newsp

What I Know About Horace Greeley

1861

Engraving of a caricatured man in spectacles clinging to a wild horse leaping across a rocky chasm above a skull.

Modern Mazeppa

1870

Caricature of a bearded man bailing a sinking Democrat boat in rough seas, with figures struggling and a Tammany rock behind.

What H.G. Knows about Bailing

1870

Political cartoon of two bearded men at a pit, one holding a newspaper nominating Horace Greeley, with a goat and a domed bui

Cincinnatus

1870

Engraved cartoon of a stern man bound in red tape sinking underwater with an anchor labeled Tape, sea creatures around him.

The Statute of Limitation

1870

Political cartoon by Thomas Nast showing two men carrying a figure on a stretcher toward a gate, with a train and animals nea

We Are on the Home Stretch

1870

Political cartoon by Thomas Nast: a woman in feathered headdress watches a man board a rowboat beneath an American flag.

Our Yankee Notion

1880

Painted caricature of a bearded old man in a laurel wreath playing a golden lyre, with a rabbit and birds in a grassy scene.

William Cullen Bryant

1860

Caricature of a man in a dark overcoat and green waistcoat beside an easel, with an oversized head, on grey ground.

Lester Wallack

1860

Painted caricature of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and red shirt holding a walking stick beside cactus.

Charles T. McClenachan

1860

Pencil sketch sheet by Thomas Nast with a man in a top hat, a pig, and handwritten notes on folded paper.

Sheet of Sketches: The Power of the Catholic Priests (recto); Sheet of Sketches (verso)

1868

Caricature of four thin, long-faced men in frock coats under a caption denying knowledge of stolen vouchers, by Thomas Nast.

We Know Nothing about the Stolen Vouchers

1871

Engraving of a huge bearded man towering over a tiny guard, with a chained prisoner and a States Prison building behind.

Can the Law Reach Him?

n.d.

Engraving of a man holding a snarling cat that reaches toward chestnuts roasting on a stove, with a political banner behind.

The Cat's-Paw, Any Thing to Get Chestnuts

published July 18, 1892

Thomas Nast cartoon of two fists with money cuffs gripping a US crib, under a papal tiara, crossed keys, and an Irish heart.

Their Coat of Arms

published April 11, 1889

Engraved cartoon of a kneeling man reaching toward boots while a bearded man peers from a curtain.

Drop 'Em

1872

Engraved portrait of a uniformed man standing by a cannon and stone parapet, holding a cap, with smoke behind him.

Major Anderson, Late Commandant of Fort Sumter Charleston Harbour

1861

Engraving comparing a men's bar scene labeled All Right with a women's bar scene labeled All Wrong, both with drinks and spit

Where's the Difference

1860

Pen drawing of a bald, bearded man in a long coat standing by a desk, holding a cigar, by Thomas Nast.

Thomas Brackett Reed

1900

Watercolor caricature of a bearded man in glasses and overcoat holding newspapers, labeled New-York Tribune.

Horace Greeley

1870

Pencil portrait of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat and fur-trimmed collar, turned three-quarters to the viewer.

Sarah Edwards Nast

1880

Thomas Nast Self-Portrait

1880

Caricature drawing of a crowned man in a cape facing a donkey with a laurel wreath and feathers.

Andrew Johnson

1870

Watercolor drawing of a bearded man in a gray suit smoking a cigar while seated in a rocking chair.

Ulysses S. Grant

1861

Engraved political cartoon of a revolver and hands over newsprint reading Tilden or Blood, by Thomas Nast.

Tilden or Blood Compromise - Indeed!

1870

Engraving of a donkey-headed figure at a rostrum holding inflation resolutions while seated legislators look dismayed.

Let Him Roar, Mr. Speaker

1880

Thomas Nast (1840-1902) was a painter, draftsperson and illustrator. Thomas Nast was born in Landau in der Pfalz and died in Guayaquil. Browse 93 works by Thomas Nast from 6 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata