King Death's Distribution of Prizes. Bacchus Takes the First Premium., 1870

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Medium

wood engraving in black on newsprint

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Donald and Nancy deLaski Fund

Accession Number

2013.3.8

Artists / Makers

Thomas Nast (artist) American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902

Image Use

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Inscription

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.

Provenance

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

Associated Names

The Old Print Shop