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The "Internationalists" Are to Make the World All One Millennium - (Chaos), by Thomas Nast, ink, 1878

The "Internationalists" Are to Make the World All One Millennium - (Chaos)

Thomas Nast

1878

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

The "Internationalists" Are to Make the World All One Millennium - (Chaos) is a 1878 ink by Thomas Nast, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Thomas Nast
When & what style?
1878 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

This is a black-and-white drawing on yellowed paper. At the top, big letters say *Harper’s Weekly*. Below that, a chaotic scene shows people tangled in webs, falling off a cliff. One guy clings to a rope while others dangle or crash. The text at the bottom reads: *"The 'Internationalists' Are to Make the World All One Millennium—(Chaos)."* The drawing looks like a warning. The messy lines and tangled figures make it feel urgent. This style was used in newspapers back then to grab attention. Want to see how this fits into *engraving*?

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