This is perhaps one of Thomas Nast's most poignant Civil War
Illustrations. The leaf, from an original 1864 Harper's
newspaper, features a Slave Auction and other incredible images
of slavery. This leaf is over 140 years old, and on the day it
was printed, Abraham Lincoln was president of the United States,
the Civil War was raging on, and men and women were bought and
sold like cattle across our land. Original 1864 Picture of a
Slave Auction by Thomas Nast. (Click on Image for Enlargement)
This piece is rich with incredible historical slavery content.
It captures the full human cost of the the Institution of
Slavery, and was produced at a time that Slavery was still
practiced in this nation. It was created by Thomas Nast, one of
the most celebrated artists of the 1800's. Thomas Nast was
famous for creating the popular image of Santa Claus, and the
Republican Elephant. The leaf contains no less than 19 striking
inset illustrations of the tragedy of slavery. Featured
prominently near the center of the print is