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Thomas Nast

93 works

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Political cartoon of men with St. Patrick and St. Gambrinus banners approaching a figure pointing at the White House entrance

Reform is Necessary in the Foreign Line

1870

Satirical engraving of a donkey-headed man carrying a carpetbag labeled Gen. Weaver past a palm tree and onlookers, from Harp

Another Fool's Errand!

1880

Political cartoon of a uniformed officer with a sword beside a doll, surrounded by captions on a Harper's Weekly page.

A Financial Mistake

1861

Engraved caricature of a bearded man playing piano amid scattered political song sheets, with a monkey painting and dome outs

Played Out

1861

Engraved political cartoon of a man writing at a desk beside an easel caricature, with newspapers and a peacock feather aroun

We Are Not Proud

1870

Political cartoon of a hog and a thin figure hanging from a beam, labeled Republican and Democratic, on a Harper's Weekly pag

This Terrible Suspense Still Continues

1880

Political cartoon of an equestrian statue above men crawling for spoils, captioned Civil Service Reform, from Harper's Weekly

Civil Service Reform

1880

Pen-and-ink caricature of a Roman-dressed figure and a crowned harpist labeled Harper's Weekly, by Thomas Nast.

Where there is an Evil

1870

Engraved cartoon of a crowded wedding scene with a bride on a bed, a kneeling groom, and stuffed ballot boxes in front.

The Death-Bed Marriage

1870

Political cartoon of a man fishing from rocks for a human-faced fish holding a resignation paper, with a diplomacy bag beside

Hard Fish to Catch

1861

Colored caricature of a bearded man in a dark frock coat holding a top hat, by Thomas Nast, 1870.

Consequential Damages

1870

Engraved caricature of two men on toy hobby horses on a cart labeled Third Term, with the NY Tribune building behind.

The Hobby in the Kinder-Garten

1870

Political caricature of a lion with a man's head labeled Democrat, rats swarming a wall, Harper's Weekly masthead above.

Tail Praising its Head

1861

Caricature of a giant man holding a tiny soldier, with slogan panels and a text column on a Harper's Weekly page.

He Will Be Gulliver in the Hands of the Brobdingnagians

1861

Colored caricature of a standing older man with white side whiskers, wearing a dark frock coat and holding a top hat.

Charles Francis Adams

1870

Engraved caricature of a chained tiger labeled Democrat facing a uniformed officer, with signs about starving for offices.

General Inspection

1861

Wood engraving of a bearded man seated on a stool writing a Republican slate on an easel board, from Harper's Weekly.

Continue that I Broached in Jest

1870

Engraved cartoon of a crowned figure on a Tammany throne flanked by armed attendants, titled The Power Behind the Throne.

The Tammany King-dom/ The Tammany Ring-dom

1870

Caricature of a uniformed officer with binoculars on a Hudson River ferry, surrounded by political newspapers and signs.

All Quiet on the Hudson

1870

Etching of a bearded man in a suit holding a palette and brushes beside an easel with an inscription.

Thomas Nast Self-Portrait

1900

Engraving of a large amphitheatre with a crowd, a violent melee of armoured figures, and bearded men in classical dress.

Amphitheatrum Johnsonianum

1860

Engraved cartoon of a tiger attacking a woman in an arena while spectators watch from stands above.

The Tammany Tiger Loose

1870

Political cartoon of a large man in a striped suit holding two boys by the collar, surrounded by reward notices on a newspape

Tweed-le-dee and Tilden-dum

1870

Engraved caricature of a bearded man in glasses straining to pull open a drawer spilling out small figures labeled dishonest

Secretary of War Investigating the Indian Bureau

1861

Political caricature with two panels of top-hatted men, a large portly figure, and pointed captions from Harper's Weekly.

Two Great Questions

1870

Engraved political cartoon of a man in a suit holding leashed bulldogs labeled Hoax and Senator, beside newspaper headlines.

Mysterious Influence

1870

Political cartoon of a scowling giant leaning over a cradle holding a small Massachusetts infant beside a bottle.

Cradle of Liberty in Danger

1861

Engraved caricature of a seated man beneath a donkey-headed figure, with a placard, cherub, desk lamp and newspapers.

A Midsummer's Night Dream

1870

Engraved cartoon of a stooping widow holding an infant before a uniformed officer with a sword, with Beast Butler signs.

The Widow's Wants

1861

Engraving of two Egyptian-style mummy cases with portrait faces between cat statues, labeled with years on the steps.

Embalmed That They May Keep Until 1880 - Or Longer

1870

Political cartoon by Thomas Nast: a policeman blocks two men with Tammany hats at a civil service reform doorway.

Our New Watchman, Roosevelt

1880

Engraved cartoon of a man uncorking a bottle holding a caricature labeled Butler Bottled Again, with a figure in a cradle.

Cradle of Liberty Out of Danger

1861