King Death's Distribution of Prizes. Bacchus Takes the First Premium.

1870

Thomas Nast

Artist, American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Donald and Nancy deLaski Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 40.01 × 28.26 cm (15 3/4 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2013.3.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired in 2013 from The Old Print Shop, New York.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in block, across top: THE COURT OF DEATH; below image: KING DEATH'S DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. / BACCHUS TAKES THE FIRST PREMIUM.; on scroll in image: BACCHUS / ROLL / OF / VICTIMS / THE LONGEST LIST / OF DEATHS / CRIMES / AND MISERIES; signed in block, lower left, Th Nast.

Wikidata ID

Q76561285

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