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Winslow Homer, The Army of the Potomac-- A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty, November 15, 1862. Woo ...
The Army of the Potomac - A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty
Winslow Homer, The Army of the Potomac-- A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty, November 15, 1862. Woo ...
Winslow Homer, The Army of the Potomac-- A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty, November 15, 1862. Wood engraving on paper. Dixon Gallery and Gardens; Museum purchase, 2009.9

The Army of the Potomac - A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty

Artist (American, 1836 - 1910)
Date1862
MediumWood engraving on paper
DimensionsUnframed: 11 × 15 3/4 in. (27.9 × 40 cm) Framed: 18 7/8 × 23 3/4 × 1 in. (47.9 × 60.3 × 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsWORK ON PAPER
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Museum purchase
Object number2009.9
DescriptionA soldier sits in a tree with his gun drawn. His canteen hangs on a nearby branch.

Text under etching reads:
"The Army of the Potomac-- A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty.-- [From a painting by W. Homer, Esq.]"
Status
Not on view
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