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Thomas Nast|Harper's Weekly|William Magear Tweed

"What Are You Laughing At? To the Victor Belong the Spoils" (from "Harper's Weekly," vol. 15, p. 1097)

November 25, 1871
Wood engraving
39 × 26.9 cm (15.4 × 10.6 in)

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