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1937

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Print, The War for the Union, 1862 – A Bayonet Charge

This is a Print. It was after Winslow Homer and published by Harper's Weekly and Harper & Bros.. It is dated July 12, 1862 and we acquired it in 1937. Its medium is wood engraving in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Edith Wetmore.

Its dimensions are

40.2 × 56.4 cm (15 13/16 × 22 3/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed on block, lower left: Homer

Cite this object as

Print, The War for the Union, 1862 – A Bayonet Charge; Published by Harper's Weekly, Harper & Bros.; After Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; wood engraving in black ink on paper; 40.2 × 56.4 cm (15 13/16 × 22 3/16 in.); 1937-39-5

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