The Elephant Walks About
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Object Details
- Artist
- Thomas Nast, 27 Sep 1840 - 7 Dec 1902
- Publication
- Harper's Weekly, active 1857 - 1916
- Sitter
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks, 7 Sep 1819 - 25 Nov 1885
- Samuel Jones Tilden, 9 Feb 1814 - 4 Aug 1886
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- October 28, 1876
- Object number
- S/NPG.76.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Medium
- Wood engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet: 40.7 × 28 cm (16 × 11")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Nature & Environment\Animal\Elephant
- Nature & Environment\Animal\Cat\Tiger
- Newspaper
- Cartoon\Political
- Symbols & Motifs\Symbolic Figure\Uncle Sam
- Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks: Male
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Indiana
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks: Politics and Government\US Senator\Indiana
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks: Politics and Government\Governor\Indiana
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks: Politics and Government\Government official\Commissioner\General Land Office
- Samuel Jones Tilden: Male
- Samuel Jones Tilden: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York
- Samuel Jones Tilden: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Samuel Jones Tilden: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
- Samuel Jones Tilden: Politics and Government\Governor\New York
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_S_NPG.76.21
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e5ba2032-e376-4548-b369-5dab7d8bc1b2
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