On the Red Danube - "Bless You, My Children!"
1877
Medium
wood engraving in black on newsprint, two-page centerfold
Dimensions
image: 50.96 × 34.45 cm (20 1/16 × 13 9/16 in.) sheet: 55.25 × 39.69 cm (21 3/4 × 15 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Donald and Nancy deLaski Fund
Accession Number
2013.3.6
About the Artist
Thomas Nast · 1840–1902
Thomas Nast (1840–1902) was the most powerful political cartoonist in American history, an artist whose images shaped public opinion, toppled corrupt politicians, and gave enduring visual form to some of the most cherished symbols of American popular culture. Born in Landau, Germany, he emigrated with his family to New York as a child and received his artistic training at the National Academy of D...