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Can the Law Reach Him? by Thomas Nast — VisualArtsDB

Can the Law Reach Him?

Can the Law Reach Him?

1801–1900

Medium: Lithograph on newsprint
Dimensions: Primary support: 36.1 × 24 cm (14 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.); Secondary support: 37.7 × 26 cm (14 7/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
Genre: lithograph
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawinglithograph

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