Prometheus Bound (from "Harper's Weekly")

Thomas Nast American, born Germany

March 2, 1867

Not on view

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Title: Prometheus Bound (from "Harper's Weekly")
Artist: Thomas Nast (American (born Germany), Landau 1840–1902 Guayaquil)
Date: March 2, 1867
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 1/2 × 11 1/8 in. (39.3 × 28.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast, 1933
Object Number: 33.35.21
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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