Title

Sovereigns, No. 10. "Captain, Tanner, Farmer, General, Imperator."

Creator

Thomas Nast

Files

Creator Role

artist

Description

The chromolithograph depicts Ulysses S. Grant seated in a rocking chair. In his proper left hand, he holds a lit cigar.

Description Source

National Portrait Gallery. https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw255958/Ulysses-Simpson-Grant-Sovereigns-No-10 (accessed July 2, 2018).

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

1 June 1872

Measurement

13 3/4 X 9 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper

Inscription

recto, above image: VANITY FAIR. June 1, 1872. recto, below image: No. 187. / SOVEREIGNS, NO. 10. / "Captain, Tanner, Farmer, General, Imperator." verso, handwritten in pencil: General Ulysses S. Grant. President of U.S.A.

Subjects

Caricatures and cartoons; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822-1885

Work Type

Chromolithograph

Class

prints

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

4698

Digital ID

FVW_04698

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.