After Thomas Nast Cartoon "Stop Thief"
Item Details
A Harper’s Weekly newspaper print after a cartoon titled Stop Thief! by caricaturist Thomas Nast (American 1840-1902). The original was a wood engraving. This cartoon appeared in the October 7, 1871 edition of the paper. Depicted in the illustration is the Tweed Ring corruption scandal and shows William ‘Boss’ Tweed and members of his ring, Peter B. Sweeny, Richard B. Connolly (stumbling over the curb), A. Oakey Hall, Tom Fields, James H. Ingersoll, and James Fisk, Jr. joining a crowd in pursuit of a thief, each thinking that they are the object of the chase for the thief. The print is signed in plate in the lower right corner and is unframed, with an off-white mat. Companion to 17BAL-156, After Thomas Nast On to Washington! and 17BAL-163 After Thomas Nast The Dead Beat.
Condition
-mat has brown water stains.
Dimensions
- for mat. Visual image is 13.0"W by 9.25" H.
Item #
17BAL006-162
