The Plank - Hitting the Nail on the Head, 1875
A bearded man in a dark suit sits on a wooden plank and strikes a nail with a hammer, while a coiled serpent lies at the left. A draped female figure stands at right beside a Public School sign, with a domed building behind. The plank is lettered Centennial National Platform 1876 in this wood engraving.
- Artist
- Thomas Nast
- Date
- 1875
- Medium
- Wood engraving on paper
- Source
- Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
- Size
- 2863 × 4000 px
Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1875).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery