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The Capture of Tweed -- The Picture that Made the Spanish Officials Take Him for a "Child-Stealer." (from Harper's Weekly, August 5, 1876, republished from earlier Harper's Weekly July 1, 1876)
The Capture of Tweed -- The Picture that Made the Spanish Officials Take Him for a "Child-Stealer." (from Harper's Weekly, August 5, 1876, republished from earlier Harper's Weekly July 1, 1876)
The Capture of Tweed -- The Picture that Made the Spanish Officials Take Him for a "Child-Stealer." (from Harper's Weekly, August 5, 1876, republished from earlier Harper's Weekly July 1, 1876)
Artist Thomas Nast (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Publisher Harper's Weekly, published by Harper & Brothers (American, 1857 - 1916)

The Capture of Tweed -- The Picture that Made the Spanish Officials Take Him for a "Child-Stealer." (from Harper's Weekly, August 5, 1876, republished from earlier Harper's Weekly July 1, 1876)

Date1876
MediumWood engraving on paper
DimensionsSheet: 16 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (42.5 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; The Andrew Ladis and William Underwood Eiland Collection; Gift of William Underwood Eiland in memory of Kevin Garrison
Object number2015.31.4