Basin
Nast|Jean-Nepumolène Nast
ca. 1810–20
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Diam. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm.)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
French, Paris
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.203.3
About the Artist
Nast|Jean-Nepumolène Nast · 1840–1902
American illustrator of German birth, best known for his scathing political cartoon commentaries on the Civil War and the political corruptions of the 1870s. He is also known for creating such lasting images as the Republican Elephant, the Democratic Donkey, and Santa Claus, having done the illustrations for Clement C. Moore's "The Night Before Christmas." Comment on works: painter; master draught...