MILITARY GLORY.

Thomas Nast

Artist's Biography

Military Glory.

Wood engraving, 1870.
Image size 13 7/8 x 9 1/8" (35.1 x 23.2 cm).
Good condition. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 92245
Price: $55.00
Publisher : Published by Harper's Weekly, November 12, 1870. A morbid reminder of what war really is, and how it is far from glorious.

This satirical cartoon is likely based on the Franco-Prussian War (July 1870 – May 1871), which was raging in Europe at the time of publication. A pompous skeleton sits upon his "War" throne, which is comprised of munitions and broken wagon parts. Behind him is death and destruction; cities burn, fathers die, children suffer. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Caricatures and Satirical