Le Jeu Ne Vaut Pas La Chandelle (The Game is Not Worth a Candle)

Thomas Nast American, born Germany

1881–83

Not on view

The American robber baron Jay Gould (1832–1896) shakes hands wih the Russian Tsar Alexander in a secret alley. Text at right on a wall reads: "Wanted, a quiet place to be crowned in, or to rest my head. / Alexander III(?) / The grand question of the day.–The date of the coronation?" Alexander's father was assassinated in March 1881 but he was not crowed until May 1883.

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Title: Le Jeu Ne Vaut Pas La Chandelle (The Game is Not Worth a Candle)
Artist: Thomas Nast (American (born Germany), Landau 1840–1902 Guayaquil)
Subject: Jay Gould (American, 1836–1892)
Date: 1881–83
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 7/16 × 11 3/16 in. (23.9 × 28.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast, 1933
Object Number: 33.35.90
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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