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Drawing, Young Man Leaning Against Sailboat Rigging

This is a Drawing. It was created by Winslow Homer. It is dated ca. 1875 and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is graphite on gray wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Charles Savage Homer, Jr.. It is credited Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr..

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 18.3 x 11.3 cm (7 3/16 x 4 7/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed with initials in graphite, lower right corner: W.H.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Young Man Leaning Against Sailboat Rigging; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); England; graphite on gray wove paper; Sheet: 18.3 x 11.3 cm (7 3/16 x 4 7/16 in.); Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.; 1912-12-116

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