Senator Dolph of Oregon (Joseph Norman Dolph). Artist: Thomas Nast (American (born Germany), Landau 1840-1902 Guayaquil). Dimensions: sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (34.3 x 26 cm). Sitter: Portrait of Joseph Norton Dolph (American, Dolphsburg, New York 1835-1897 Oregon). Date: ca. 1894.Nast's striking caricature of the United States senator from Oregon probably dates to 1894, the year that Dolph lost his bid for a third term. The image resembles a photograph published in a Congressional directory of 1893, but Nash exaggerated the nose and brows and suggested an outsized personality by giving the long beard and hair a wild energy. As an outspoken defender of principled politicians, the artist was likely sympathetic to his subject, who was a hardworking, well-respected litigator. Nast made this drawing at a time when reliable outlets for his work had grown scarce. After severing his longtime connection to Harper's Weekly in 1886, he experienced financial difficulties. Scratchboard was used f