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Thomas Nast - Mercury going down

Mercury going down

Thomas Nast (American, 1840-1902)
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The Artist died in 1902 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer. It is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before Jan 1, 1926
Thomas Nast

Thomas Nast was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon". He was a critic of Democratic Representative "Boss" Tweed and the Tammany Hall Democratic party political machine. Among his notable works were the creation of the modern version of Santa Claus (based on the traditional German figures of Sankt Nikolaus and Weihnachtsmann) and the political symbol of the elephant for the Republican Party (GOP).

Contrary to popular belief, Nast did not create Uncle Sam (the male personification of the United States Federal Government), Columbia (the female personification of American values), or the Democratic donkey, though he popularized those symbols by his artwork. Nast was associated with the magazine Harper's Weekly from 1859 to 1860 and from 1862 until 1886.

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Speaker Carlisle

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Benjamin Butler as Pilgrim

Benjamin Butler as Pilgrim

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The political suicide of Peter ‘brains’ Sweeny

The political suicide of Peter ‘brains’ Sweeny (1871)

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H. G. Diogenes has found the honest man

H. G. Diogenes has found the honest man (1871)

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A duel — after the spat

A duel — after the spat (1869)

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Bacchus drowns more than Neptune

Bacchus drowns more than Neptune (1874)

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The apple of discord at the Geneva tribunal

The apple of discord at the Geneva tribunal (1872)

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The lion and the lamb

The lion and the lamb (1876)

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Baby playing the piano

Baby playing the piano (1862)

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Not a bad idea

Not a bad idea (1880)

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Honest Haul as Richard III

Honest Haul as Richard III (1871)

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The Tammany tiger loose — ‘What are you going to do about it’

The Tammany tiger loose — ‘What are you going to do about it’ (1871)

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The usual Irish way of doing things

The usual Irish way of doing things (1871)

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