Portrait of a Child (Cyril Nast?)

Thomas Nast American, born Germany

Sitter Probably Cyril Nast American

ca. 1881

Not on view

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Title: Portrait of a Child (Cyril Nast?)
Artist: Thomas Nast (American (born Germany), Landau 1840–1902 Guayaquil)
Sitter: Probably Cyril Nast (American, 1879–1966)
Date: ca. 1881
Medium: Etching, touched with graphite; proof
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 in. × 5 3/8 in. (17.8 × 13.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Thomas Nast Jr., Mabel Nast Crawford and Cyril Nast, 1933
Object Number: 33.35.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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