This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the color dimgrey darkslategrey lightgrey or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1912

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Officer and Aide Inspecting a Squadron

This is a Drawing. It was created by Winslow Homer. It is dated 1863–64 and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is black and white crayon on blue-green laid 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: 18.2 x 52.7 cm (7 3/16 x 20 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Stamped twice in brown ink, at left of center, and again at right of center: Cooper Union Museum New York, Lugt 457e. Watermark: unidentified

Cite this object as

Drawing, Officer and Aide Inspecting a Squadron; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; black and white crayon on blue-green laid paper; Sheet: 18.2 x 52.7 cm (7 3/16 x 20 3/4 in.); Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.; 1912-12-142

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18173899/ |title=Drawing, Officer and Aide Inspecting a Squadron |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=19 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>