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Drawing, Resting Mules Tethered to Wagons

This is a Drawing. It was created by Winslow Homer. It is dated 1862 and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is graphite, brush and gray wash on cream 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

11.5 x 16.7cm (4 1/2 x 6 9/16in.)

It is inscribed

Verso: Inscribed in graphite, then erased: (122)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Resting Mules Tethered to Wagons; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; graphite, brush and gray wash on cream wove paper; 11.5 x 16.7cm (4 1/2 x 6 9/16in.); Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.; 1912-12-172

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